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U.S. President Donald Trump's mid-October meeting with Italy's President Sergio Mattarella sparked some interesting rumors.
by Doreen Marchionni, Oct. 17, 2019
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Ok, so many Americans may have trouble pronouncing Italian names (so many vowels!). But a meeting in October 2019 between U.S. President Donald Trump and the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, spurred some misinformed criticisms of the president's finesse with Italian history and pronunciations. Here's a look at two of the most popular alleged gaffes.
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