Trump and Mark Rutte share awkward moment at summit as NATO chief calls him ‘daddy’

Trump and Mark Rutte share awkward moment at summit as NATO chief calls him ‘daddy’


The two appeared at a press event on Tuesday for the NATO summit currently underway at the Hague in the Netherlands.

During their comments, Trump made reference to the recent ceasefire established between Israel and Iran following U.S. airstrikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.

“They’ve had a big fight, like two kids in a schoolyard, you know they fight like hell. You can’t stop them. Let them fight for about two, three minutes, then it’s easier to stop them.”

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President Donald Trump, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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