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NATO Chief Claims ‘Daddy’ Comment Was Not About Trump Personally
NATO Chief Claims ‘Daddy’ Comment Was Not About Trump Personally
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has clarified that he did not call US President Donald Trump a «daddy» but rather used the word to describe the dynamic of interstate affairs.
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«The daddy thing, I didn’t call him ‘daddy.’ What I said is that sometimes, in Europe, I hear sometimes countries saying, ‘Hey, Mark, will the US stay with us?’ And I said that sounds a little bit like a small child asking his daddy, ‘Hey, are you still staying with the family?’ So in that sense, I used ‘daddy’ — not that I was calling President Trump daddy,» Rutte told Reuters on Wednesday. Rutte’s comment drew controversy on the internet, with many seeing it as overt flattery. The White House has published a video about Trump’s participation in the NATO summit in The Hague and used the song «Hey, Daddy» by Usher as a soundtrack.On Wednesday, Rutte said, commenting on Trump’s press statement about bringing Israel and Iran to a ceasefire, that «daddy has to sometimes use strong language.»
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has clarified that he did not call US President Donald Trump a «daddy» but rather used the word to describe the dynamic of interstate affairs.
«The daddy thing, I didn’t call him ‘daddy.’ What I said is that sometimes, in Europe, I hear sometimes countries saying, ‘Hey, Mark, will the US stay with us?’ And I said that sounds a little bit like a small child asking his daddy, ‘Hey, are you still staying with the family?’ So in that sense, I used ‘daddy’ — not that I was calling President Trump daddy,» Rutte told Reuters on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Rutte said, commenting on Trump’s press statement about bringing Israel and Iran to a ceasefire, that «daddy has to sometimes use strong language.»
