Trump Names Former AG Matthew Whitaker as US Ambassador to NATO

Whitaker was selected because he is a ’strong warrior and loyal patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended,' Trump said.

Matthew Whitaker, former acting U.S. attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference 2020 hosted by the American Conservative Union in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 28, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 20 that he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. ambassador to NATO.

In a statement released on social media, the president-elect said Whitaker was selected because he is a “strong warrior and loyal patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended.”