Trump picks loyalist Whitaker to be 'America First' envoy to NATO - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Whitaker was briefly acting attorney general in Trump's first termPresident-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he would nominate Matthew Whitaker, who was briefly the top U.S. law enforcement official in his first administration, to be ambassador to NATO, a diplomatic post that could see its profile raised next year as alliance members brace themselves for how Trump might try to end to war in Ukraine.
47% : "Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States' interests are advanced and defended," Trump said in a statement.
37% : He has appeared on Fox News often to discuss legal matters, using the appearances to strongly defend Trump in the legal cases brought against him, and to accuse President Joe Biden of planning to pardon his son Hunter after his conviction on federal tax charges and to castigate the Justice Department and FBI for their efforts to highlight and thwart Russian government-sponsored efforts to influence voters in the 2024 U.S. elections.
30% : Trump ridiculed and threatened not to come to the aid of NATO members during his first term if he thought they weren't spending enough on defense.
6% : Whitaker drew intense scrutiny from Democrats during the first Trump administration when Trump named him acting attorney general after he forced then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after the 2018 midterms.

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