During the summit in Venice, Mussolini upbraided Hitler for tolerating the violence, hooliganism, and homosexuality of the SA, which Mussolini stated were ruining Hitler's good reputation all over the world.
Under topmødet i Venedig kritiserede Mussolini Hitler for at tolerere vold, bølleadfærd og homoseksualitet i SA, hvilket, Mussolini udtalte, ødelagde Hitlers gode rygte over hele verden.