Trump envoy’s tour on $450mn superyacht stirs anger in Italy
6 sources·Updated July 19, 2026
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- DW News EN·5d agoBillionaire US envoy faces Venice protests amid yacht tour
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.
Read at DW News EN → - NYT World·5d agoAs Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea
Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.
Read at NYT World → - Independent World·6d agoProtests as Trump envoy arrives in Venice on super yacht diplomacy tour
Several hundred protesters marched against the arrival of the American ambassador's luxury yacht
Read at Independent World → - The Print World·6d agoVenice protests greet U.S. Ambassador Fertitta’s arrival on superyacht
By Manuel Silvestri VENICE, July 17 (Reuters) - A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the lagoon city aboard his
Read at The Print World →
