{"id":5133,"date":"2026-07-17T17:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:36:07","slug":"trumps-envoy-faces-protests-in-venice-on-latest-stop-of-super-yacht-diplomacy-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5133","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s envoy faces protests in Venice on latest stop of super yacht diplomacy tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>VENICE, Italy (AP) \u2014 The billionaire U.S. ambassador to Italy faced protests when he arrived in Venice on Friday aboard his luxury yacht as part of a coastal diplomacy tour marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5131\">Darline Graham weighs running for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Activists described hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta\u2019s arrival as an unwelcome display of American wealth and influence for many Italians at a time when they see the Trump administration as upending the post-World War II international order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hundreds of protesters carrying inflatable pool toys gathered nearby to march toward the yacht that dwarfed buildings on the banks of St. Mark\u2019s Basin. Signs read \u201cMake America Read Again\u201d and \u201cOligarch in saor,\u201d a reference to a Venetian specialty with sardines. There was a heavy police presence on foot, while at least three police boats circled the yacht and two lines of police in riot gear blocked access to the yacht.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The so-called Coastal Diplomacy 250 tour of 13 Italian coastal regions on a super yacht is intended to celebrate \u201cour shared history, our economic partnership, and the cultural bonds that make the U.S.-Italy relationship so special,\u201d Fertitta said in a social media post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Venice, many of the same groups that protested the wedding last year of Jeff Bezos to Lauren Sanchez mobilized against Fertitta\u2019s arrival aboard the 384-foot luxury yacht, Boardwalk, which features two helipads, a pair of swimming pools and a fully equipped spa and gym.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On July 4, protest organizers unfurled a banner reading \u201cVenezia non si USA,\u201d which is a play on words combining the Italian phrase \u201cVenice is not to be used\u201d with the acronym USA. The banner was as long as Fertitta\u2019s yacht to illustrate what the protesters called \u201cthe dimensions of his arrogance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s arrogant to think he can do what he wants in a city that is ever more sold to the single culture of tourism,\u2019\u2019 organizer Stella Morion told The Associated Press. She said protesters are also opposed to President Donald Trump\u2019s international politics, including U.S. strikes on Iran, which she said have prompted a spike in energy prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5129\">US strikes bridges in Iran, which targets a water desalination plant in Kuwait<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is the umpteenth slap in the face of a city and all of the people in Venice who struggle to reach the end of the month due to an increase in prices caused by Trump\u2019s war,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fertitta has declined a request for an interview to discuss the tour and the planned protest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The billionaire owner of Fertitta Entertainment was sworn in as ambassador to Italy in 2025. He made his fortune in the hospitality industry, including restaurants, hotels and casinos. He also owns the NBA\u2019s Houston Rockets. His official biography puts his net worth at $11.3 billion, while Forbes ranks him among the 100 wealthiest Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Details of who Fertitta will meet while in Venice have not been released, but he is expected to attend the famed Redentore festival on Saturday, which commemorates the end of the plague in 1576 culminating with celebratory fireworks over St. Mark\u2019s Basin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has already stopped over in the Sicilian port town of Cefalu, where his family\u2019s roots trace back to 1566, and met with the governor in Palermo. Other stops have included the Calabrian port of Le Castella and sailed along the coast of Puglia and up the Adriatic coastline to Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fertitta\u2019s tenure includes navigating a cooling in the once warm relationship between Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Trump, who has made a series of social media attacks against her. Meloni, who was once seen as a close political ally in Europe with similar views on such issues as immigration, did not attend 250th celebrations at the U.S. Embassy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5127\">Saved by the Scots: Inside the turmoil and triumph of Boston\u2019s big World Cup gamble<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists described Tilman Fertitta\u2019s arrival as an unwelcome display of American wealth and influence  at a time when they see the Trump administration as upending the post-World War II international order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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