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As Trump's NATO gamble pays off, envoy names allies he's still watching

For years, President Donald Trump has criticized NATO's European allies for relying too heavily on the United States for military defense. Heading into July's NATO summit, disagreements about Iran and defense spending threatened to overshadow what was expected to be a pivotal meeting for the alliance. Instead, Trump administration officials believe the summit showed Trump's yearslong pressure campaign is beginning to pay off."The summit was a huge success," Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "President Trump has found, I think, a NATO that is...