ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. Hundreds protested the arrival of billionaire and Trump-appointed US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta in Venice. The ambassador's stop — on his personal yacht — is part of a tour marking 250 years of American independence.
Protesters clashed with police in Venice outside US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta’s superyacht. A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against US Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the lagoon city aboard his superyacht, drawing criticism of President Donald Trump’s policies. Activists also objected to the heightened security measures put in place by local authorities as Venice prepares for one of its most important festivals.
Fertitta, a billionaire businessman appointed by Trump, is touring the Italian peninsula aboard his 117-metre (384-foot) yacht,...
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