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.

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,

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

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