Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability -- He will put AMERICA FIRST," Trump said in a statement.
46% : Whitaker first took over the Justice Department on an acting basis during Trump's first term in office in Nov. 2018, right after the midterm elections, when Trump announced on Twitter that Whitaker would be succeeding Jeff Sessions, whom Trump asked to resign.
45% : President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that Trump derided for years.
41% : "Trump has repeatedly said that when it comes to Russia's war in Ukraine, he would negotiate a deal "that's good for both sides" as president.
34% : European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this year that Trump told top European officials in 2020, before he left office, that the U.S. wouldn't help Europe if it came under attack.
19% : "When he first ran for president in 2016, Trump called NATO "obsolete."
16% : Trump has long criticized NATO, accusing European allies of not contributing enough toward defense spending.
15% : In February, Hillary Clinton warned that Trump would seek to withdraw the U.S. from NATO if he were to be re-elected.

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