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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

NATO chief bizarrely calls Trump ‘daddy’ as he tries to brush off F-bomb rant

The head of NATO fawned over President Donald Trump at a press conference on Wednesday, excusing the president’s foul-mouthed tirade against Iran and Israel as “daddy” using “strong language.”

Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, beamed while sitting next to Trump at The Hague on Wednesday and praised the president for intervening in the conflict between Iran and Israel by sending U.S. bombers to destroy nuclear facilities.

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