Now You Know They Wrong For This: White House Soundtracks Trump’s NATO Trip With Usher’s ‘Hey Daddy’
In case you and Usher missed it: the White House just posted a whole music video celebrating Trump’s trip to the NATO Summit—and the song in the background? Usher’s “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home).”
Now you’re probably saying “WTF?” or wondering “why though?” Let us catch you up real quick. This all started when NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte compared Trump to a “daddy” stepping in during a schoolyard fight. This came after Trump dropped some profanity while talking about the Israel and Iran conflict.
Keeping the momentum going, the White House followed up by posting the now-viral clip with Usher’s 2010 hit softly playing behind footage of Trump arriving in The Hague. The official White House account on X (formerly Twitter) captioned it:
“Daddy’s home… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy.”
President Donald J. Trump was attending the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands—and apparently, they wanted to set the vibe just right.
Trump Reacts To “Daddy” Comments Like…Well, Daddy
🚨 LMAO! President Trump reacts to the NATO chief calling him Daddy
“He likes me. He did it very affectionately. You’re my DADDY!” 🤣
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So how does Trump feel about being called “daddy” by NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte?
“He likes me, I think he likes me,” Trump said Wednesday at the NATO Summit in the Netherlands when a reporter asked about the remark—and whether he sees NATO allies like his kids.
“If he doesn’t, I’ll let you know and I’ll hit him hard, OK? He did, he did it very affectionately. Daddy, you’re my daddy.”
Yes, those were his exact words. And yes, the internet ran with it.
Usher has not yet reacted to The White House using his hit song to gas up the president. Until then? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comment box below!
