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.
He served just three months in the position until Bill Barr was confirmed as attorney general.
Before becoming acting attorney general, Whitaker served as chief of staff to Sessions when he was attorney general.
Trump has long criticized NATO, accusing European allies of not contributing enough toward defense spending.
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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