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What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Iowa native and Trump's pick to be America's ambassador to NATO

Nov 20, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    38% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -36% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : In announcing Whitaker as his choice, Trump noted that he'd once received the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
72% : In announcing Whitaker as his choice, Trump noted that he'd once received the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
40% : Trump never forgave Sessions for recusing himself during Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation into ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
40% : He got the role despite Trump telling reporters "I don't know Matt Whitaker," just two days after naming him to the post.
40% : Trump never forgave Sessions for recusing himself during Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation into ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
40% : He got the role despite Trump telling reporters "I don't know Matt Whitaker," just two days after naming him to the post.
37% : " More recently, Whitaker has been a relentless critic of the federal criminal cases against Trump, which appear set to evaporate after his Election Day win.
36% : recently, Whitaker has been a relentless critic of the federal criminal cases against Trump, which appear set to evaporate after his Election Day win.
28% : "His tenure as acting attorney general was briefWhitaker was elevated to acting attorney general in November 2018 -- shortly after Republican losses in that year's midterm elections -- when Trump ousted then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
25% : " His tenure as acting attorney general was brief Whitaker was elevated to acting attorney general in November 2018 -- shortly after Republican losses in that year's midterm elections -- when Trump ousted then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
18% : Whitaker also repeatedly chided Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in public statements during her 2016 run against Trump while he was speaking for a group that is barred by its tax-exempt status from supporting or opposing political candidates during a campaign.
18% : Whitaker also repeatedly chided Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in public statements during her 2016 run against Trump while he was speaking for a group that is barred by its tax-exempt status from supporting or opposing political candidates during a campaign.

*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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