He may have cut a statesmanlike figure, but you need to ask Dutch people how he was as during his 14-year gig. Praised for his humility, pragmatism and an ability to secure coalitions and alliances. He also came out of several scandals as 'teflon' coated. His 'daddy' comment was from last summer when everyone was still getting used to Trump 2. More recently, the gild has come of that lily with the Italian PM publicly chastising Trump for persistently lying. I believe Chancellor Merz was one of the first to put his head above the parapet on critical comment of the US president last year. He took some flack for that, and now appears to be back-pedalling most of the time. As for Rutte, I believe some of his more recent comments about Trump's criticism of NATO and the EU (he probably doesn't know the difference), can be framed in a less effusive light. He acknowledges that under Trump's criticism, most NATO partners have become more self-reliant or less-dependent on their American partner, which is good. On the other hand, he won't be bullied. I believe he is wily enough to realize that the USA isn't Trump and vice-versa.