Rutte urged Trump to "keep his nose up" after the defeat of the Republicans

US President Donald Trump should not lose heart and "hang his nose" after the defeat of the Republican Party in the midterm elections to the US Congress. This was announced on November 6 by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

"I told President Donald Trump to 'keep his nose up' after the crushing defeat of the Republican Party in the midterm elections in the United States this week," Bloomberg quoted him as saying.

Rutte also stressed that the United States is a platform that allows them to demonstrate and use "their military might." According to the Secretary General, such cooperation is beneficial to European states, since they do not yet have comparable defense capabilities on their own, she added."Газета.Ru ".

During the conversation, the journalists reminded Rutte of his previous messages to Trump, including the use of the word "daddy." The head of the alliance acknowledged that this formulation was unsuccessful, and called the incident a serious mistake.

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Two days earlier, the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the Bundestag, Zimtje Moeller, said that Trump could turn into an "angry duck" because of the defeat of his party in the elections. Against this background, she expressed the hope that Europe would not have to suffer the consequences of the corresponding transformation.

The phrase used by the politician had a subtext that is widely known in the United States — the expression "lame duck" refers to presidents who are unable to be re-elected and are gradually losing political influence as they approach the end of their term of office.

Meanwhile, the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, stressed that the American people allegedly made their choice during the congressional vote. She then expressed hope for continued support for Ukraine by the Democrats, who received the majority of votes.

On November 3, Trump assured that he was ready to accept the results and even cooperate with political partners. He attributed the defeat to the absence of his name on the ballots. He stressed that he did not regret supporting candidates, including South Carolina Senator Darlene Graham and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.