Strong Men Don’t Need to Put Down Women to Make Themselves Powerful

When powerful women are treated as threats instead of equals, the problem isn't their ambition—it's the insecurity of those who feel challenged by it.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is shown in Rome on May 21, 2024. | President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025.Andreas Solaro, Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Remember when Donald Trump claimed Giorgia Meloni “begged” for a photo? the controversy wasn’t really about a photo. It was abo…