Overview

• During La7’s Di Martedì, CGIL leader Maurizio Landini called Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “la cortigiana di Trump” while attacking her handling of recent demonstrations.
• Host Giovanni Floris warned on air that the term was sexist, after which Landini clarified he meant “stare alla corte di Trump” and “essere la portaborse di Trump.”
• On October 16, Meloni responded on social media by posting the Oxford Languages definition of “cortigiana” as a euphemism for “prostitute.”
• Meloni accused the left of hypocrisy for using a slur against a woman when lacking arguments, describing Landini as driven by mounting rancor.
• Partisan outlets amplified the dispute, with Il Giornale characterizing Landini’s remarks as a mix of political accusations and gratuitous insults.