President Trump declared “there will be a trade deal, 100%” with Europe before a meeting Thursday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the first European leader to visit the White House since he paused planned tariffs last week.
The meeting comes just days after both the European Union and Trump paused respective tariffs for 90 days to allow time for negotiations.
The Italian Prime Minister has been dubbed the “Trump Whisperer” by the media, meeting with Trump before even EU Commission leader Ursula von der Leyen, who Trump has yet to schedule a meeting with 88 days into his presidency.
“I’m sure we can make a deal, and I am here to help with that,” Meloni said to the media prior to her lunch with Trump.
“I cannot lock this deal in the name of the European Union,” she added, per the New York Post. “My goal would be to invite President Trump to pay an official…
