Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini Sing Marinella Amid Calabrian Tragedy Spark U.S. and Canada Media Questions

A weekend controversy erupted in Italy after Nicola Porro, deputy director of Il Giornale, published a video showing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini, the Union’s leader, singing Fabrizio De André’s Marinella during a festival commemorating a political milestone. The footage surfaced just weeks after a small boat tragedy off Steccato di Cutro, Calabria, drawing wide attention from major Italian papers and international media. Critics argued that the timing and content reflected a troubling disconnect between government actions at sea and the human cost of migration. The nation watched as rescue operations continued and families mourned, while questions about the handling of the tragedy persisted across news cycles in Canada, the United States, and beyond.