Trump tried to humiliate Italy’s far-right leader. Instead, he helped to unite Europe against him

• President Donald Trump's confrontational approach toward Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has had an unexpected consequence: helping unite Europe behind her.
• After Trump questioned Italy's reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Meloni had sought his attention, European leaders rallied around the Italian premier, easing years of unease over her hard-right politics.
• The episode is the latest example of Trump inadvertently pushing Europe closer together.