The embarrassing joke that made yesterday (25.06.2025) its Secretary -General NATOMark Rutte for him Donald Trump Describing the “dad who sometimes needs to use hard language” has caused several reactions and has gone viral on social media.
Indeed, Mark Rutte’s incredible comment on Donald Trump seems to have liked Washington, as the White House adopted the designation of “daddy” in a video he uploaded to “X”.
“Babakas has returned,” the White House characteristically wrote in the post, accompanying her with a video that listens to Usher’s song “Hey Daddy’s Home) along with images of Trump’s participation at NATO Summit in Hague.
Daddy’s home… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy.
President Donald J. Trump attended the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. pic.twitter.com/asJb5FD2Ii
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 26, 2025
THE Reta used the designation of “daddy” during a press conference he gave with Trumpafter the US president quarreled Israel and Iran for her violations.
Trump compared hostilities between Iran and Israel with two children arguing And in reply, Route laughed and commented: “And then daddy must sometimes use hard tongue to persuade them to stop».
WATCH: ‘Daddy’ Trump sorted out Middle East, says Nato chief
Mark Rutte referred to the US president’s expletive-laden outburst over the ceasefire as Trump compared Iran and Israel to ‘two kids in a school yard’
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— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) June 25, 2025
On Tuesday (24.06.2025) following a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, the US president said he The two countries fought “so long and so hard that they do not know what the hell are doing”.
The “apology” of NATO Secretary General
In an interview with Reuters after the end of the NATO summit, Rutte said he used the word “daddy” to describe how some allies see the USand not specifically for Trump.
“In Europe, do I sometimes hear the countries say ‘Mark, will the US remain by our side?’ And I say this sounds a bit like a little kid asking his dad ‘will you stay with the family?’
«In this sense I used the word ‘daddy’, I did not call President Trump Babaka“, He added.
When asked if this means that other NATO member states are like children who have now matured, after their commitment to spend more on their defense, Rutte replied that “they have already matured”, but now realized that they should stand up to their height and “equate” their defenses.