{"id":1073,"date":"2026-05-04T13:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2026-05-19T03:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:54:26","slug":"the-powerful-salvini-trump-alliance-and-the-threat-to-western-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/the-powerful-salvini-trump-alliance-and-the-threat-to-western-values\/","title":{"rendered":"The Powerful Salvini-Trump Alliance and the Threat to Western Values"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite Donald Trump\u2019s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and NATO during the war in Iran, relations between the American president and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni remain strong. According to Breitbart, the political movements that led to the election of both leaders are closely connected.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, Matteo Salvini, Italy\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Lega party, organized a large rally at Piazza Duomo in Milan alongside leading European conservatives such as Jordan Bardella from France and Geert Wilders from the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

During his speech, he emphasized that Trump is \u201cour ally\u201d and \u201cour friend\u201d and stressed that \u201cany misunderstanding will be resolved very soon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the end of February, Salvini gave an exclusive interview to Breitbart News<\/strong>, during which he analyzed demographic policies and shared his views on Trump and important issues affecting Europe and the world more broadly.<\/p>\n

This discussion took place during Breitbart\u2019s trip to Milan for the Winter Olympics, as part of Salvini\u2019s first public interventions following legal battles related to preventing migrant ships from accessing Italy.<\/p>\n

Salvini had faced charges of \u201ckidnapping\u201d migrants,<\/strong> since when he was Minister of the Interior in 2019, he banned the disembarkation of a ship full of illegal immigrants.<\/strong> After a prolonged legal process, he was ultimately acquitted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Salvini expressed relief over his acquittal. \u201cFor our American friends, this is one of my first interviews after my acquittal following five years of trial related to illegal immigration,\u201d he said. \u201cThe positive development is that our strong stance, as Lega and as Italy, has spread throughout Europe, and now it is not just the battle of Lega or Italy, but a movement across all of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he warned that some countries, like France, might now be difficult to save. \u201cThis year\u2019s goal is to have all security laws approved by Parliament and then to win the elections,\u201d he announced.<\/p>\n

Salvini then referred to the challenges he faces from parts of the judiciary that question his laws. A comparison of his policies with how Trump deals with liberal judges was inevitable. However, Salvini expressed confidence that Trump \u201cdoes not need advice,\u201d since, as he said, \u201che wins on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on concerns regarding immigration, Salvini highlighted the need to strengthen national policies, emphasizing the economic dimension of the issue. \u201cThe media sector, judges, and trade unions have a strong economic interest in the immigration issue,\u201d he explained. \u201cAfter all, it is a costly operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the economy, Salvini expressed concern about the rise of Islamism in the West.<\/strong> Specifically, he referred to schools in Italy that suspended classes and exams for Ramadan, calling it \u201cmadness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Furthermore, he pointed out that his party intends to continue its fight against ideologies harming the West. \u201cI feel a movement growing across Europe, aligned with the sensible policies we advocate,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

When asked about relations with President Trump, Salvini expressed his appreciation for Trump\u2019s work in building a global movement in support of popular nationalists. He hopes to visit the United States soon, underlining the importance of cooperation in a future where shared values will be fundamental.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank President Trump for his courage and the cultural background he provides to this endeavor,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite Trump\u2019s criticisms of NATO and the Pope, strong ties endure between him and Italy\u2019s Meloni, with Salvini praising Trump as an ally amid legal battles over immigration policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":1074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[961,196,4025,4000,418,962],"nfg_topic":[134],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breitbart-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-italy-conservative-parties","tag-lega","tag-matteo-salvini","tag-milan-duomo-square","nfg_topic-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1075,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions\/1075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}