ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday congratulated Tesla (NASDAQ:) CEO Elon Musk, who backed Donald Trump in his victorious marketing campaign to return to the U.S. presidency.
The rightwing Italian prime minister and the world’s richest man have repeatedly praised one another in public in latest months, a lot in order that Musk replied to a joke on X in September to say the 2 weren’t having an affair.
Meloni mentioned in a put up on X that she had spoken to her “friend” Musk in latest hours.
“I’m convinced that his commitment and vision can be an important resource for the United States and Italy as we work together to meet the challenges of the future,” Meloni mentioned.
Musk offered Meloni with an award from the Atlantic Council assume tank in September, giving a speech through which he mentioned Meloni was “someone who is even more beautiful inside than outside”. She replied that he was a “precious genius”.
They had been later photographed gazing into one another’s eyes at a banquet desk, giving rise to on-line jokes and commentary in Italian media.
The tech businessman flew to Italy twice final yr to fulfill Meloni in June and December.
On Wednesday Meloni congratulated Trump after his victory, saying it will strengthen ties between the 2 international locations.
