This is some intense political theater unfolding, and not for the sake of the American public, or even the European public.

The timing of this ["Restraining Order"] post by President Trump is the proverbial smoking gun to my theory.

He posts this two days before the start of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Meloni’s government, which took office on October 22, 2022, just became the second longest-serving government in Post-WW2 Italian history this past May. It will become the longest-serving government on September 4th.

What this says about the Meloni/Salvini administration is that it already enjoys widespread popularity across the Italian political spectrum. However, despite her countless successes as Italian PM, Meloni’s first major failure as PM came this past March when she attempted to challenge the Italian judiciary with what are known as the Nordio Reforms; constitutional measures that would separate Italian judges and prosecutors into separate career tracks—a concept that many see as prudent after a number of high-profile scandals exposed shady backroom deals over senior prosecutor appointments. The judiciary has become highly politicized and polarized, and the reforms would also create new systems of accountability for judges when they engage in misconduct.

A vote was held for the Nordio Reforms in March, but failed.

A second set of constitutional reforms that Meloni has been pushing, called the Premierato, would seek to provide greater political stability (a hallmark of Meloni’s administration) by modifying Italy’s traditional parliamentary system so that the Prime Minister was elected to a five-year term directly by the people, rather than being appointed by the president via coalition support within the Parliament—which can be pulled at any time, leading to new elections. This volatile system is why Italy’s governments do not typically last longer than a year or two before collapsing.

So while Meloni enjoys populist support among the people, that support has not been reflected in the Italian political system.
By singling out and “attacking” Meloni, what President Trump has done is made her into a martyr, leading to greater political support from both inside Italy but also across Europe.

President Trump is running a psychological warfare operation against the Italian political elite. All of this began on June 19, when Meloni cancelled a planned trip to the US by her top diplomat. And it does appear that most of the Italian political spectrum is now falling in line behind Meloni, as she appears to be taking on the big bad American bully.

So, what will Meloni do with her emerging mandate? Aside from constitutional reforms that seek to stabilize Italian politics?

Meloni has spent the past several years—particularly since Trump has returned to office—steering Europe toward the influence of Erdogan, who happens to be a close ally of both Putin and President Trump.

Now, thanks to the recent TrumpaMania antics, #OurGirl Meloni has consolidated her political power both inside Italy and across Europe, and is using that clout to advance the Sovereign Alliance multipolar agenda.