Bromance Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister, is no stranger to dealings with Trump, having deployed his easy charm in several visits to Washington, DC, during Trump’s first term.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calls Trump's decision to sell weapons to NATO for Ukraine 'significant' amid stalled peace talks with Russia and threats of secondary tariffs.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte referred to US leadership, not Trump, when he said "daddy" uses strong language sometimes. White House jumped on it.

A version of this article appears in print on July 13, 2025, Page 11 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: Mark Rutte Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump’s commitment to the military alliance during a recent interview and said the president deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members ...

Addressing the defense ministers of allied countries at a recent meeting, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte highlighted a new initiative he and U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week. The ...

At the close of the NATO summit, Mark Rutte shared informal praise for Trump’s approach to Iran and defence spending, including a playful "daddy" remark on TV and private messages calling Trump ...

US President Donald Trump, right, and Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in ...