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Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? Matthew Whitaker is latest nomination

  • Bias Rating

    22% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -30% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : On Tuesday, he announced that TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz would serve as the administrator of the U.S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary and WWE co-founder Linda McMahon for education secretary.
52% : Big changes are coming:Trump makes a statement with aggressive Cabinet picks, fast-moving transition effortMatthew Whitaker selected as U.S. ambassador to NATOMatthew Whitaker is Trump's pick to serve as the U.S. ambassador to NATO.
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.
18% : Throughout his successful White House bid, Trump has criticized European countries for how much it spends on defense compared to the U.S.Following his election victory and Republican sweep in Congress, Trump has revealed his Cabinet nominations at a faster pace than prior administrations, including his first term.
5% : "Prior to Whitaker's stint, he served as chief of staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who Trump fired on Nov. 7, 2018.

*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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