In mid-December 2024, a claim spread on social media that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump once said the U.S. and Italy have been allies since ancient Rome. "Trump said that the United States and ...

The claim: Trump said the US, Italy have been allies ‘since the time of ancient Rome’ A Dec. 19 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image showing a woman seated behind ...

Earlier this month, hundreds thronged to Rome’s National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art for the highly anticipated opening of a major exhibition on Futurism, arguably Italy’s most ...

"Trump said that the United States and Italy have been allies since the time of Ancient Rome. The translator's reaction is priceless," one X post ( archived ), with over 12.4 million views as of ...