The US President said the NATO allies called him “daddy” when he first mentioned Greenland – appearing to confuse it with Iceland – but claimed they turned against him within days. Donald Trump said, “In Europe, I'm helping NATO, and I've, until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. Last year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had called Donald Trump ‘daddy’ brokering a peace deal between Israel and Iran. Just recently, Donald Trump had made public a text from Mark Rutte which mentioned “finding a way forward on Greenland.”The text from Mark Rutte, as shared by Donald Trump, read: “Mr. “People thought I would use force, but I don't have to use force,” Trump said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Switzerland.

Source: Mint January 22, 2026 04:11 UTC