Just when you thought global politics couldn’t get any weirder, one of the world’s most powerful men releases a t-shirt calling himself “Daddy”.
Only a day after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte referred to Donald Trump as “daddy”, during a conversation regarding the broken ceasefire between Iran and Israel, a “Daddy Red T-Shirt” has gone up for sale on Trump’s official website.
Via President Trump’s website
The bright orange t-shirts features PresidentTrump’s infamous mugshot, and “DADDY” printed across the bottom in bold lettering.
It’s also 100 per cent cotton and unisex, because as well as know, clothing doesn’t need to be gendered.
If, for some reason, you fancy getting your hands on one of these confusing items of merchandise, you’ll be pleased to hear they are selling for a mere £20 ($27).
This viral meme arose during the 2025 NATO summit, when chief Mark Rutte was discussing Trump’s unexpected use of the F-word on live TV.
“They’ve had a big fight, like two kids in a schoolyard,” Mr Rutte said.
“You know, they fight like hell. You can’t stop it. Let them fight for about two, three minutes, then it’s easy to stop them. And then Daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get it stopped.”
While Mr Rutte later went on to explain he was actually referring to America as “daddy”, and not Trump, the damage had already been done, and Trump’s social media admin staff were quick to jump on the bandwagon.
That same day, the president’s official social media accounts had shared a montage of him attending the NATO summit, with the caption “Daddy’s home… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy” to Usher’s song Daddy’s Home.
View this post on Instagram
But this isn’t the first bit of controversial merchandise released by Trump’s team during his presidency. He’s also sold “not guilty” mugshot t-shirts for £29 in 2023, and Trump 2028 hats t-shirts in April 2025, suggesting he plans to seek out a third term as president.
For more, like The Tab on Facebook.
Featured image via Unsplash/Donald Trump’s website
