President Donald Trump's pick for NATO ambassador promised senators the United States’ commitment to NATO will be “ironclad,” even as questions continue to circle about Trump’s approach to dealing with the foreign security alliance.

Matt Whitaker emphasised that his role would be pushing member states to meet Trump’s demand for increased defence spending, now raised to 5% of GDP. View on euronews

Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, pledged on Tuesday to strengthen NATO and said the Republican president remains committed to the alliance.

US will 'no longer subsidize nations that refuse to pay their fair share,' NATO ambassador nominee tells Senate committee

Trump sent chills through the alliance with his comment during the campaign that Russia should “do whatever the hell it wants” to NATO members that don’t meet military spending targets. He has played down the threat from Russia and threatened to end U.S. support for Ukraine as it fights off Russia’s invasion.

Iowan and former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday for his nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Whitaker was asked about the contributions to NATO’s defense systems,

Former acting Attorney General and Iowa native Matt Whitaker expressed confidence in NATO allies' commitment to defense spending during his confirmation hearing