The U.S. Department of State has seen an unusual public gaffe. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher R. L. Landau criticized U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker on social media on Wednesday night, calling NATO "a solution looking for a problem," but quickly deleted the content afterward. The incident originated from Whitaker's routine post introducing his meeting with ambassadors from Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, emphasizing the importance of Indo-Pacific affairs to transatlantic security. Landau then replied via his official account, saying Whitaker "clearly didn't attend our deputy committee meeting," and made sharp comments about the role of NATO. It remains unclear whether he accidentally posted internal remarks or intentionally posted it and then had second thoughts. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State described the incident as a "light-hearted private joke," stating that Landau's intention was to push NATO to focus more on its core mission. However, this public confrontation highlights divisions within the Trump administration regarding the positioning of NATO.
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