NATO Chief Calls Trump 'Daddy' Amid Controversial Iran-Israel Comments

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NATO Chief Calls Trump 'Daddy' Amid Controversial Iran-Israel Comments

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NATO Chief Calls Trump 'Daddy' Amid Controversial Iran-Israel Comments

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte playfully dubbed Trump 'Daddy' at a summit.
The remark followed Trump's comparison of the Iran-Israel conflict to a schoolyard fight.
Trump's use of profanity regarding the conflict raised eyebrows at the NATO meeting.
The White House released a video embracing the 'Daddy' nickname, set to Usher’s "Hey Daddy".
Rutte later clarified his comments were meant lightheartedly, not as a literal nickname for Trump.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague. This comment arose after Trump characterized the Iran-Israel conflict as akin to a fight between two schoolchildren. "They’ve had a big fight; you know, they fight like hell," Trump noted, suggesting that letting them tussle briefly makes it easier to break them apart, to which Rutte replied, "And then daddy has to sometimes use strong language," eliciting laughter from the audience, according to Huffpost and TheHill.

These comments were contextualized by Trump's earlier remarks, in which he expressed frustration about Israel and Iran's compliance with a ceasefire agreement, exclaiming, "They don't know what the f*** they're doing," during an address preceding the summit. This profanity added a layer of both shock and humor to the exchanges, as detailed by ABC News and Newsweek.

Newsweek and Huffpost.

Reuters and South China Morning Post.