The pair were attending the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy's Lake Como on Saturday.
A tweeted image of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham smiling with far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders was deleted soon after it appeared on social media.
Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, posted the image of the pair at the annual security conference, the Ambrosetti Forum, in Italy's Lake Como on Saturday. Along with the image of Wilders and Graham were the words:"Great to meet with U.S. Senator @LindseyGrahamSC.", although a screen grab of the encounter between the politicians was widely circulated.Lindsey Graham, Senator for South Carolina attends the Ambrosetti International Economic Forum 2019 on September 6, 2019 in Cernobbio, Italy. He was pictured on social media with the far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders.
He is renowned for his controversial views on Islam, having called for a ban on Muslims immigrating to the Netherlands, and he has been accused of inciting hatred and discrimination against religious groups. The Geert Wilders account has since deleted his photo with Lindsey Graham, but I had the tab still open on my browser so here it is:
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