President Donald J. Trump hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House on April 18, 2025, reaffirming U.S.-Italy ties across security, trade, and technology . The leaders endorsed Trump’s efforts to broker a Ukraine ceasefire and committed to strengthening NATO defense cooperation and transatlantic supply chains . They also pledged joint action against illegal immigration, organized crime, and synthetic drug trafficking . Additionally, both nations agreed to collaborate on AI, space exploration, and energy security, including increased U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to Italy . Trump accepted an invitation to visit Italy soon, potentially alongside a broader U.S.-Europe summit .
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz as Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: Newly sworn in Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz (R), accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C), shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz as the Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. In remarks after being sworn in, Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. Also pictured is Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump watches as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (2nd-R) swears in Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) as the Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. In remarks after being sworn in, Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz as the Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. In remarks after being sworn in, Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. Also pictured is Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett waits to go live for a television interview outside the White House West Wing on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Following the interview, Hassett took questions from reporters about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after U.S. President Donald Trump recently made comments about firing him for being slow to cut interest rates. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump watches as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (2nd-R) hugs Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) after swearing him in as the Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. In remarks after being sworn in, Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)US President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with Donald Trump Thursday in Washington, hoping a personal charm offensive can help convince the US president to cut a more favourable deal on EU tariffs. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 17: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, Meloni is in Washington to discuss a range of bilateral issues, negotiate the 20 percent “reciprocal” tariff Trump imposed on European imports to the U.S. and to discuss pharmaceutical imports. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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