Overview
- Corriere della Sera reports Washington notified the U.S. Consulate in Milan of the cancellation, and the presidential calendar shows no Olympic stop.
- The president will remain at the White House for domestic engagements, including a governors’ dinner with Melania Trump.
- The shelved plan reportedly had him at the USA–Canada ice hockey final in Milan before the Verona closing ceremony.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon will lead the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony, with attendees reported to include Kash Patel, Tilman Fertitta and adviser Meredith O’Rourke.
- Italian reports link the decision to adviser pushback after a Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, security considerations and prior route-scouting teams’ departure, with significant Milan travel logistics also noted.