Overview

• A video of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blinking rapidly and contorting her face during a NATO Summit press interaction has been shared widely on X and other platforms.
• Online users offered speculative explanations ranging from excessive caffeine intake to nervous tics in response to the clip.
• The viral moment follows Meloni’s dramatic eye roll at last month’s G7 roundtable in Alberta when French President Macron whispered in her ear.
• Summit participants’ statements on the Iran-Israel conflict and other geopolitical issues were largely overshadowed by the outbreak of memes and commentary.
• In a separate exchange at the Netherlands summit, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte nicknamed President Trump “Daddy” during a discussion of Middle East tensions.