Watch: White House embraces Trump as 'daddy'; video goes viral

The White House embraced the moniker of "daddy" for Donald Trump in a video that it released after NATO chief Mark Rutte used the term in a conversation with the US president.

Rutte, the Dutch secretary general of the military alliance, used the word "daddy" in an appearance with Trump at Wednesday's summit after the US president berated Israel and Iran over violations of a ceasefire, which later appeared to be holding.

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In response, Rutte laughed and said: "And then daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get (them to) stop."

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"Daddy’s home," the White House posted on X and Instagram, along with the video featuring the song "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" by Usher and images of Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague.

Take a look at the video the White House posted to announce Trump's return from his visit to the Netherlands to attend the summit:

Later on, the White House account also posted this video:

The clip went viral and got over 7,000 comments. One user said that he really sees a father figure in Trump, while another praised those handling White House's social media saying: "The social media person deserves a major raise".

Other users mocked how Usher got involved in all this, saying: "Usher like 'why am I in it" and "Usher said 'don't use my song!"

Some did not appreciate embracing trump as 'daddy' saying: "Imagine calling Trump 'daddy'. That's the most pathetic thing I've ever heard", and another saying: This is just so embarrassing. How is this real life?".

On Tuesday, Trump said Iran and Israel had been fighting "so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*** they're doing".

In an interview with Reuters after the summit, Rutte said he had used the word "daddy" to describe how some allies seem to view the United States, rather than about Trump specifically.

"In Europe, I hear sometimes countries saying, 'Hey, Mark, will the US stay with us?' And I said that sounds a little bit like a small child asking his daddy, 'Hey, are you still staying with the family?'" Rutte said.

"So in that sense, I used daddy, (it's) not that I was calling President Trump daddy."

Asked if this meant other NATO members were like children who were now growing up after a pledge to spend more on defence, Rutte said they "already have grown up" but realised they had to step up and "equalise" defence spending with the US.