NATO chief Mark Rutte has said that member nations are doing 'everything' US President Donald Trump has requested.

He admitted some in the alliance had initially been 'a bit slow' to answer America's calls for help in its war with Iran, but that it was now providing a 'massive amount of support'. 

Speaking in Washington on Thursday, Rutte said: 'When it came time to provide the logistical and other support the United States needed in Iran, some allies were a bit slow, to say the least. In fairness, they were also a bit surprised. 

'To maintain the element of surprise for the initial strikes, President Trump opted not to inform allies ahead of time,' he added.

'But what I see, when I look across Europe today, is allies providing a massive amount of support,' he added. 

'Nearly without exception, allies are doing everything the United States is asking. They have heard and are responding to President Trump's requests.'

When the Secretary General was asked if he 'still considers [Trump] daddy', a nod to an infamous episode at the NATO summit in June 2025 when he used the word to refer to the President, he explained it had been a Dutch phrase that suffered in translation.

Rutte said: 'This is a language problem. The translation of "your father" is "daddy", and I said, "sometimes, daddy has to be angry."'

He insisted he had never meant Trump was 'my daddy', and laughed off the saga as being 'so funny'.

Rutte said he understands Trump's disappointment with NATO and that he held 'frank' and 'candid' discussions with the US President.

Asked for a summary of his discussions with Trump, the NATO chief said: 'As they would say in diplomatic circles these conversations were frank and open... candid.

'But that's good. The president, myself, we like each other, we've been good friends for many years now and I'd rather have the conversation on the table.

'I sensed his disappointment about the fact that he felt that too many allies were not with him.'