‘Daddy’s home’: White House leans into viral Nato moment with Trump; drops video

White House has embraced a viral moment from the Nato summit in the Netherlands, where Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to US President Donald Trump as “daddy” in the context of his role in diffusing tensions between Israel and Iran.

The moment quickly gained traction online, with clips circulating widely across social media platforms “#DaddyTrump” became a trending.

In response, the official White House account on X released a minute-long video featuring President Trump’s arrival at the summit.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">�� Daddy’s home… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy.<br/><br/>President Donald J. Trump attended the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. <a href="https://t.co/asJb5FD2Ii">pic.twitter.com/asJb5FD2Ii</a></p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1938053287535616085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The nickname came up during a press briefing at the Nato summit, discussing the developments in the Middle East.Trump described Israel and Iran as “two kids in a schoolyard” He said: “They fight like hell. You can’t stop them. Let them fight for about two or three minutes, then it’s easier to stop.” To which Nato secretary general Mark Rutte jokingly added: “And then daddy has to sometimes use strong language.”

White House quickly capitalized on the trend and dropped a video on it's X account, featuring US president Donald Trump at the Nato summit, with the song 'Daddy's home' by Usher as the soundtrack.