While Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky played second fiddle this year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is said to have kept the alliance together — albeit with some cringing about his sycophancy towards Trump, as some called it, being “embarrassing.” One viral moment came when Rutte, in response to a question that compared Iran and Israel to squabbling children, referred to Trump as “Daddy.”

Trump, Royal Praise, and Pickle Talk
Trump received V.

I.P. treatment and stayed with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, whom he hailed as “beautiful and spectacular” people.

Máxima dominated headlines with her green jumpsuit and facial expressions at an official photo shoot.

A dinner attended by both the queen, the president, and a large part of the Dutch business community included the famous pickles from Amsterdam-based jam and pickles maker Kesbeke and got company owner Oos Kesbeke joking about loading Air Force One with gherkins for the president’s next hamburger.

Trump’s height was also subject to discussion as his claim to be 1.

90 meters tall was pulled into question in photos next to the 1.89-meter-tall Dutch king.

“He’s already shrinking — he already started shrinking,” one reporter joked, a reference to Trump’s advanced age.



Wilders Visits Trump, Maxima’.