“I would never allow myself to give Meloni advice. It’s not my job, there is a prime minister who I think does a great job. Vannacci? Italy is no stranger to phenomena that grow from nothing. He is a good communicator and now, in line with my thoughts on what the centre-right should be, for his propaganda I would say no, but propaganda is propaganda and Vannacci knows this very well. Let’s wait to see the program and we will see if it is coherent with that of the centre-right”. Thus Pier Silvio Berlusconi illustrated Mediaset’s programming to the press. “On Vannacci – he added – Forza Italia will decide in full autonomy what to do. I don’t allow myself to give advice either to the government or to Forza Italia. I say it for everyone: propaganda is one thing, programs are another. Let’s see the program and the coherence with the program of the centre-right and Forza Italia. Then Forza Italia and the government will decide”.
“I’m proud to be Italian. It’s something that touched me, it annoyed me deeply. I respect our prime minister and I think that, given the situation and given the character we have and are dealing with, it would be difficult to do better than this: finding a balance between a fair position with the USA, but not dropping the point on the European positions. I felt offended: offended because it’s unfair, offended as an Italian. So all my support for Meloni.” Pier Silvio Berlusconi said this when explaining Mediaset’s programming to the press, answering a question about Trump’s insults to Giorgia Meloni.