As the president-elect chooses his nominees for the cabinet and other big jobs in the U.S.

government, he has apparently decided to go commando, just kind of wing it, and not do traditional

background checks or vetting on the people that he has been nominating.

Initially, it was no FBI security clearance background checks. Apparently,

no substantial vetting by his transition team. It's not even clear that anybody was doing any

casual Googling of some of these folks. No, no, look at them up on the internet machine.

That's, that's too much time wasted. Trump has also said he expects the Senate to go into recess to not hold confirmation

hearings for his appointees either. And we will see if he gets what he wants there.

But if that's the overall plan here, how much will the American people get to know about

who these people are that are going to be in charge of the U.S. government?

I mean, how did any of them even punch their ticket with Trump to get picked for these jobs?

Well, in the absence of any real vetting the way it's supposed to go, here is a Rachel Maddo show, Public Servant Announcement.

Because maybe this, at at least can help.

Today, it's Trump's pick to be NATO ambassador, a man named Matthew Whitaker.

Case you run into him on the street, this is what he looks like.

He's a large man, quite perfectly bald. He kind of maybe looks like he played football in college.

That is because he played football in college. More on that in a moment.

But here are six things to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump's nominee, to be NATO ambassador. Number one.

I mentioned the job he's up for is NATO ambassador.

Well, does he have any experience in being an ambassador?

No.

Of being any kind of diplomat.

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