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Donald Trump names Matthew Whitaker, former interim attorney general, as U.S. ambassador to NATO

  • Bias Rating

    30% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -30% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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26% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The announcement comes as Trump fills out his Cabinet and other top posts in preparation for his second term, which begins Jan. 20.
47% : "Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States' interests are advanced and defended," Trump said in a statement.
36% : NATO was organized to defend Europe against Russia and Trump has been critical of how much European countries spend on defense compared to the United States.
26% : Trump beat Clinton in the 2016 election.
13% : He served briefly as acting attorney general from November 2018 to February 2019, between Trump firing Jeff Sessions and hiring Bill Barr, but he doesn't appear among the Justice Department's list of former leaders.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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