“Dad”, the surprising nickname given to Trump by NATO chief

NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, used a surprising nickname on Wednesday to qualify American president Donald Trump: “Daddy” (“dad”).

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At the end of a summit of the Atlantic Alliance in The Hague (Netherlands) centered on an increase in defense expenses, the tenant of the White House made a comparison between the Iran-Israel conflict and two children who are fighting.

“They fought, like two children in the playground,” said Donald Trump. For example, “You know, they fight like crazy, you can’t stop them. Let them fight for two or three minutes, after “dad”, surprising nickname given trump it’s easier to end it. ”

Sitting by his side, Mark Rutte chained: “Dad must sometimes raise his tone”.

This was an allusion to the words used by the American president on Tuesday when he had accused. in raw terms, Iran and Israel not to respect the ceasefire.

The American president reacted with a smile to this remark.

Questioned a little later on the use of this word and. more broadly, on his flattering remarks towards Donald Trump, the secretary general of NATO defended his posture.

“I think it is a matter of taste. ” he replied, qualifying the American president as “good friend” whose action “deserves” to be welcomed, whether on the Iranian file or in the “dad”, surprising nickname given trump way he forced NATO allies to increase their defense expenses.