NATO chief seen laughing as Trump floats Canada and Greenland takeovers
Thursday, 20 Mar 2025
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To be fair it is a clown act. Not laughing would be rude.
Rutten is a 1,000% politician. I think this is the best way to handle this diatribe at that moment. Hate to see it tho, but wtf can you do else with this fucking lunatic.
This is probably an effective way to handle a rampant narcissist like Trump. Can’t nudge someone along until you can get right up next to them.
This dude always laughs, also when he ruled the Netherlands. It’s part of his occupation.
Well that is just a misleading title. Rutte said that he wants to stay out of the discussion of buying Greenland by the US. He only stated that in the north pole area the NATO needs to expand its presents to counter Russia and China.
What you are implying is not fair or true.
Rutte is very, very good at making everyone feel heard, deescalating situations and compromising. Although I did not support his party or policies, I appreciated him as Dutch prime minister because he made a senate with 14 political parties work somewhat effectively for 12 years. He’s a master of stability and trust, even if he’s the focus of a scandal. NATO is perfect for him.
Rutte isn’t laughing at the idea, he’s laughing it off. He knows trump and how to remain close with him, so he can influence him when it matters. Rutte is doing what he must here to keep trump in NATO, arguing with him would see him out in a heartbeat.
trump may be crazy enough to act on his threats none the less, but that won’t be Rutte’s fault. If you hadn’t noticed, trump is a narcistic lunatic asshole.
NATO chief was laughing at Trump, not with Trump.
I think Rutte is the best for this job. Good politician. May not be able to save Nato, but who does?
Nervous laughter is a thing but it’s also just a good strategy to put a weirdo at ease.
It’s disingenuous and I don’t like it but it’s an effective tactic
Probably a rubbish analogy but when you bump into the drunken dude at the pub who’s making all sorts of wild suggestions. You just nod and laugh along with him whilst thinking “Fecking eejut”. Knowing that if you were to challenge or correct the drunkard, then he would then start talking with his fists.
This.
If Trump invades, who does NATO support?
False. Watch the actual interview, you’ll see he avoided the greenland question and then confirmed that nothern security though was important. This is a random screengrab and a title slapped on it. Get your facts together, people.
Laughing because he’s thinking….
“We’re gunna laugh so hard at this fucking clown when we all get together again when he’s golfing and Making America Broke Again”.
“You can’t play chess with a chicken, it will jump on the board, shit on all the pieces and walk away. ”
I guess that is how you should handle trump, let him be and do your own thing, if you engage he got you with his nonsense.
Afaik Rutte is pretty diplomatic and generally smiling. Furthermore he did say that it is not a NATO matter regarding Canada and Greenland.
Yes, he smiled and laugh – but everyone knows that you have to handle a lunatic toddler with care.
Besides – Greenland is pretty firm in not wanting be American, and Denmark supports them 🇩🇰
He isn’t laughing with him. He’s laughing at him.
He’s playing the game. Even Obama gave him some courtesy laughs. OBAMA! He laughed at the jokes of a man who attacked him and tried to undermine everything he stood for.
I remember on his first term when Trump was speaking at the UN and he (then Prime Minister) and the Dutch king were watching Twitter and laughing. That’s how this guy (Trump) show be taken in level of seriousness.
Rutte is an experienced politician who knows how to behave. And us Dutch can be very sarcastic when it is necessary, even in high level meetings. So don’t underestimate that laughter.
Rutte is laughing at how stupid Trump is.
He had to deal with Wilders, and now he has to deal with something worse then Wilders
Everyone thinks he’s joking. He’s not.
I wonder if world leaders are preparing for these meetings with Trump by consulting psychologists who suggest strategies for dealing with his psychopathy.
Because no one in their right mind could believe he was fucking serious. I would have laughed too. I mean, WTF fuck are you smoking Donald?
A single frame can be meaningless.
I’m a true Brit . Proper Englishman .it’s fine saying. Technically he’s doing this and technically he’s doing that. That’s what’s wrong with the world. Where’s the bloody morals gone in all of this gangster bollocks . And yes I have some amazing American friends but I’m feeling closer to Europe lately .
The most disappointing aspect of the return of modern fascism is watching the extreme comfort with which people enable it out of self interest.
“Hahahaha. Haha. Ha. Yeah, no chance in Hell”
I’m not used to all that gold in the Oval Office, so tasteless
Rutte isn’t the kind of person who smashes doors swinging the hammer. He’s a politician in every aspect of it. His smile is a facade and a weapon to throw you off. Trump on the other hand is a bully. As a bully you want the other person to go against you, see the other person suffering. Laughing it of like Rutte does is the only right way.
laughing at, not with
I think he is trying to go full emperor. Look at all of the gold on the fireplace now. It has changed since his first term significantly. It’s a sign. It’s a sign i tell ya.
Let me introduce you to Teflon Mark Rutte. He was the Prime Minister of The Netherlands for 14 years, a country where to form a government you need a coalition of several parties. I never voted for him or agreed with his politics, but if there’s anyone who can save NATO from extinction it’s him.
Hope to be wrong, but I fear this pic will be put on history books under the chapter “The end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization”.
If history books will be still written or read
usa still thinks the World are taking them seriously? you are not the powerhouse of the World anymore, usa, as long you have that guy as your president.
here you are, sir, take it
The question is, what is he laughing about?
He’s laughing because trump has nothing on him, trump on the other hand has everything to fear.
Floats violent invasion. Because that’s the only way he could try
I think everyone should just start laughing in his face every time he lies or says something stupid
Grifter in Chief even said before that “He hoped the NATO chief would see his way and help take over Greenland”.
Yes that is right, asking the guy in charge of NATO if he will help take over a fellow NATO country.
It is almost like say America handing over the Presidency to Russia!
Stop this
Not true…. The timing is wrong….
He was our longest sitting pm (12 years) and he was nicknamed Teflon Mark for a reason, nothing ever sticks to this guy he laughs his way through everything.
It’s hard not to laugh at stupid cat videos too.
One of the major problems with Don the Con is that he spews suggestions that are so outrageous that people think they are jokes: They are not, which we ought to know by now