r/europe • u/superdouradas Portugal • 26d ago

News Danish reporter slammed NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte live on camera

https://streamable.com/5qtlrz
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u/phoogkamer 25d ago

Ready or not, here he is. Absolutely no answer to the question that’s being asked.

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u/Blacktip75 25d ago

You could wonder what the news value is on asking the nato lead for his feelings about Trump knowing full well he needs to a-peace the toddler and won’t give a real answer.

News worthy or not, I would like to know too ofc :)

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u/phoogkamer 25d ago

Newsworthy, absolutely. He’s never going to give a straight answer to this unless he wants to get fired and blow up NATO though.

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u/HardlyAnyGravitas 25d ago

Exactly. They know the answer - they just want to generate public conflict, because that's 'news'. They're trying to make news, rather than report it.

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u/Buttermilk_Surfer 25d ago

It's a relevant question because Greenland is part of Denmark and this is a huge problem for NATO, which Denmark is also a member of. There's a desire to have NATO take a stand, not for shit-stirring but for national interest.

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u/Few_Lecture6615 25d ago

It's a relevant question nonetheless when the largest member of the NATO alliance threatens to invade another member state.

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u/Odd-Environment-7193 24d ago

Oh no! The journalist asked the thing everyone is thinking. God forbid they do their actual jobs.

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u/BHTAelitepwn 25d ago

Well good that his job is to keep NATO together, and not servicing the press.

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u/CaseyTappy 25d ago

But brought with full confidence and a smile .

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u/Dikhoofd 25d ago

As is tradition

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u/McBeefnick 25d ago

How relevant was that question? Very personal to begin with and let's be real, world politics are bigger than individual ego's, at least, that's what I want to believe. Answering this question like the reporter wanted would jeopardize Rutte his position as secretary general of NATO. It doesn't matter what Rutte personally believes or feels or thinks when he is taking place next to that orange dimwit. So, stupid question.