The Trump White Home on Wednesday shared a highlights reel montage selling President Donald Trump’s current journey to the NATO summit within the Netherlands, set to R&B star Usher’s 2010 music “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home).”
The monitor alternative appeared to seek advice from NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte’s line about “Daddy” discipline — whereas speaking concerning the Iran and Israel ceasefire — throughout a press convention with Trump.
“Daddy has to sometimes use strong language,” Rutte mentioned, an obvious response to Trump’s “they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing” remark after the ceasefire between the 2 nations briefly collapsed earlier this week.
On X, the White Home captioned the Trump-Usher video: “Daddy’s residence… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy,” that are lyrics within the music.
Usher has not publicly commented on using his music. A consultant didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
Usher, although, earlier than the 2016 election donned a shirt emblazoned with the message “Don’t Trump America” on the BET Awards. He additionally appeared alongside Trump’s Democratic rival Kamala Harris for her 2024 marketing campaign.
Trump supporters praised the White Home submit, with some on social media hailing what they described as “the funniest White Home ever.”
However critics known as it “so cringe,” “embarrassing,” “one of many weirder issues I’ve seen from this account” and “idiocracy taken to the following degree.”
Referring to Trump as “Daddy” has develop into quite the thing amongst conservatives. Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) have each completed so. Proper-wing web persona Charlie Kirk known as him “dad.”
Former Fox News persona Tucker Carlson has likened Trump to an indignant dad going to offer “a foul lady” a “vigorous spanking” and actor Mel Gibson mentioned Trump’s return to workplace is “like daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off.”