So they called him "daddy" at NATO?

[milestogo]

I wonder if this was meant to flatter him or was it a slap?

“This would not have happened if you would not have been elected in 2016 and re-elected last year ... so I want to thank you,” Rutte told Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, further lauding the president as a “man of strength ... and peace” and praising his “decisive” intervention in the Iran-Israel conflict.

As Trump compared the Middle Eastern adversaries to “two kids in a school yard” who “fight like hell,” Rutte interjected, laughing: “And then daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get them to stop.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/trump-and-ruttes-bromance-stole-the-spotlight-at-the-nato-summit.html

[Deuxcents]

1. I don't think it's the term of endearment he thinks it is!

[SheltieLover]

2. ...

[zorbasd]

3. Mocking him

as this is an onlyfans reality show.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Even the tone of voice conveyed mockery

IMHO.

Some folks seem to think Rutte was flattering the felon. I don't think so at all.

[Paladin]

5. Try "Motherfucker" instead of "Daddy," NATO officials.

It's a lot better fit.

[maxsolomon]

6. Ew

[IcyPeas]

7. Apparently he is selling a t-shirt with DADDY on it and his face

Merch

Merch

Merch