NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte denied calling Donald Trump “daddy” in response to the president repeatedly berated Middle East foes Israel and Iran this week. Before the NATO summit, Rutte reacted to Trump’s comments about the two countries by saying that “daddy has to sometimes use strong language.” 🔗 Full coverage of the NATO summit at our link in bio. | Reuters

NATO Is Russia’s Next Target — Rutte Warns Europe! In Berlin, at the Munich Security Conference, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered one of his most urgent and alarming speeches yet. He warns that Russia is already targeting NATO, that Europe is in harm’s way, and that the Alliance must shift into a wartime mindset before it is too late. Rutte recalls the fall of the Berlin Wall, the symbol of freedom that now stands at NATO HQ, reminding us that unity and strength protect our way of lif