US president Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (to the right) at the NATO Summit in The Hague.© Getty Images / Andrew Harnik
Some EU officials are dissatisfied with the fact that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte uses flattery to win US president Donald Trump, reports Politico.
During a block summit in The Hague on Wednesday, Trump was asked to comment on his usage of vulgar language for Israel and Iran.Prior to his departure to the Netherlands, the president powerfully criticized both countries for breaking a US-negotiable ceasefire, saying "They fight so long and so hard that they don't know what the hell they're doing."Trump responded by comparing West Jerusalem and Tehran to ‘children [beating] in the school yard’While Rutte, who sat next to him, added: "And then Daddy must sometimes usage a strong language."Prior to the summit, the president of the United States besides shared respective private messages sent to him by the NATO chief, in which Rutte assured Trump that“flying to another large success” in The Hague and said that reaching a truce between Israel and Iran was "truly extraordinary and something that no 1 else dared to do."In its article on Wednesday, Politico stated that any Western European officials ‘grieved’ on Rutte “very inclined towards public and private flattery" To Trump.
“People are so embarrassed.
Yes, the summit was mostly a success.
But sucking up was rather exaggerated” said an anonymous official.When asked later by journalists if he thought he was exaggerating, flattering Trump, Rutte said:
‘No, I don't think so.
I think it's a small tasteful.”He added that the president of the United States deserves “any praise” For yours "strong action" on Iran and for convincing NATO members to agree to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 at the summit.Trump told reporters:
"I think he likes me. "Daddy, you're my daddy." He did it very tenderly."
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/620556-trump-rutte-us-nato/
