Donald Trump appears to be mocked by Dutch Queen on live TV
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has been accused of mocking the way President Donald Trump talked on live TV while he stood right next to her.
Trump was spotted posing for pictures with the Queen and her husband King Willem-Alexander after he arrived in the European country for the NATO summit Wednesday.
In a clip, the trio was seen smiling for cameras as Trump gave a thumbs-up while the King appeared to stand a bit closer to the commander-in-chief than his wife.
Trump and the King made small talk and laughed a bit while Queen Maxima stayed quiet and continued to smile.
'That's the picture we want,' Trump said as the King told him: 'Well I hope you slept well!'
'It was great, the house is...' Trump replied as he smiled one last time before thanking everyone there.
As he did so, Queen Maxima appeared to mock the way his mouth moved before turning toward the cameras.
People quickly flocked to the comments after picking up on the Queen's response, as one wrote: 'I've never been a fan of our stiff monarchy, but Queen Maxima rocks it! Treat him like a baby.'
Another said: 'Queeeen Maxima! Love her!'
'The Queen keeping her distance,' wrote another user.
'Looks like she has calculated how much separation from Trump she can achieve and be in the picture,' said another.
While many people got a laugh out of the moment, others were not as happy with what the Queen appeared to do.
'How low can you stoop as the so-called queen of Dutch people who don't exist... despicable to the core...,' one wrote.
'Ooo. How creepy,' someone else commented.
'What a "queen",' said another.
Trump joined other world leaders who are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for a family photo and welcome dinner ahead of a stacked day of meetings.
But first lady Melania Trump did not join her husband for the trip overseas.
His arrival comes amid a victory lap saying the U.S. president should be credited for facilitating a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after more than 10 days of back-and-forth bombings.
Trump ordered a three-target strike on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday to back Israel in its efforts to stunt Tehran's development of nuclear weapons.
He said on Monday that Israel and Iran approached him 'almost simultaneously' seeking an end to the missile fire.
Trump then coordinated with Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to work with Qatari mediators on a ceasefire.
Meanwhile, Trump was already scheduled to attend the NATO summit amid the conflict.
The red carpet was literally rolled out for Trump and other world leaders arriving in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
NATO leaders were seen toasting each other and clinking drinks at a dinner ahead of an intense day of meetings.
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