One day after dropping an F-bomb on camera, Donald Trump took a very different approach to an interaction with a Ukrainian reporter at a NATO press conference.
The US president called on BBC Ukrainian Service reporter Myroslava Petsa at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
She asked if the US is ready to sell Patriot missile defence systems to Ukraine as Russia continues to "pound Ukraine really heavily".
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference following the 2025 NATO Summit. (Omar Havana/Getty)
Trump responded by asking Petsa if she lives in Ukraine, to which she responded that her husband does.
"My husband is there and me, with the kids, I'm in Warsaw [Poland] at the moment," she told him.
When Trump asked if her husband is a Ukrainian soldier, she confirmed that he is.
"Wow, that's rough stuff, right?" the US president responded.
He went on to say that the US plans to "see if we can make some [Patriot missile defence systems] available" to Ukraine.
"They're very hard to get, we need them too. We were supplying them to Israel and they're very effective, 100 per cent effective, hard to believe how effective," he said.
Trump praised Petsa for what he called a "very good question" before wishing her luck.
"I wish you a lot of luck, I mean, I can see this is very upsetting to you and say hello to your husband," he said.
The interaction took place shortly after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to the US president as "daddy" during a joint press conference.
When asked for his thoughts on Trump's recent comment that Israel and Iran "don't know what the f--- they're doing", Rutte responded: "Daddy has to sometimes use strong language."
His comment was lighthearted but raised eyebrows around the globe.
80ninevision on June 26th, 2025 at 12:50 UTC »
What in the fuck was that backing music
Uck_Melon_Fusk on June 26th, 2025 at 10:36 UTC »
One thing I've learned after my first four years under Trump: don't get your hopes up. Occasionally something human comes through and it is shocking. But it always proves to be the exception rather than the norm. Later today on X I expect him to slander this woman horrifically.
Emmanuel_BDRSuite on June 26th, 2025 at 08:26 UTC »
At the NATO summit, Trump had a surprisingly empathetic exchange with a Ukrainian reporter, acknowledging her husband's military service and saying the U.S. may send more Patriot systems to Ukraine. He called it a “very good question” and wished her luck.