US Edition‘Daddy’ Diplomacy: Donald Trump Turns Allies Into Vassals
- NATO countries, except Spain, have agreed to increase military spending to 5 percent of GDP to counter potential threats from Russia, particularly from President Vladimir Putin, according to reports from the NATO summit in The Hague.
- During the NATO summit, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte praised U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, 'Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should.'
- Concerns have been raised about the potential consequences of the increased military spending, including neglect of social issues and the climate crisis, as discussed at the NATO summit.
- Trump's approach involves flattery from world leaders, with former national security adviser John Bolton commenting on his preference for agreeable voices over differing opinions.
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'He likes me': Trump on NATO chief Mark Rutte calling him 'daddy'
President Donald Trump responded to a reporter's question about NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calling him "daddy" in the context of settling the Iran-Israel conflict. "He did it very affectionately," Trump said regarding the comment made by his "friend" Rutte.
Call him ‘Daddy’: kissing up to Trump no substitute for buying American, warns military expert
Fresh from his visit to the G7 summit in Alberta’s beautiful Kananaskis country, President Donald Trump had nothing but nice things to say about his host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Calling Carney “a good man” and a “good representative of Canada,” Trump graciously answered “I think so” when asked if most of Carney’s countrymen agreed. Clearly, Carney thinks his worship of Trump is working. But he may have badly underestimated the two-…
Mark Rutte and the Death of Logic
A few months ago, NATO chief Mark Rutte decided that logic must die. Using deductive reasoning, he came to the conclusion without blinking. His premises have been that Donald Trump is trustworthy, that the U.S. president can handle Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and that he will shortly secure peace in Ukraine. But is Donald Trump trustworthy and can he secure peace despite Putin’s reluctance? Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that these p…
‘Daddy’ diplomacy: Donald Trump turns allies into vassals
During the recent NATO summit in The Hague, most of the leaders present had the same priority: with the United States threatening to disengage from the Atlantic Alliance, it was crucial to keep President Donald Trump happy. At any cost. Even at the expense of their own dignity, as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, made clear. “You are flying into another big success in The Hague [...] Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should, and it…
Who’s Your Daddy? NATO Elites Pimp Europe’s Economy for U.S. Military Racket - LewRockwell
The losers in all this unseemly business are the European public. They are being screwed by U.S.-led militarism and European elites who are pimping their civilian economies. Mark Rutte, the civilian figurehead chief of the NATO alliance, sparked viral headlines and memes this week after he referred to U.S. President Donald Trump as “daddy”. Even Western news media were taken aback. Reporters questioned whether the former Dutch prime minister was
CHRONIQUE. At the NATO summit, we saw Europeans ready to do everything not to lose American protection. Who is still talking about strategic autonomy?
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