A Sydney councillor-turned-MAGA-influencer, who faced suspension from the Liberal Party after swearing at a TV journalist, wins Donald Trump's nomination to become US ambassador to Malaysia.

In short:

Donald Trump has chosen Nick Adams, a former suburban Sydney councillor, to be US ambassador to Malaysia.

Since migrating to the US, Mr Adams has built a large MAGA following and a brand as a self-styled “alpha male” and “cultural thought leader”.

What’s next?

Mr Adams’s appointment needs to be confirmed by the US Senate.

  • DiaDeLosMuertosEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    I literally just read about him ( I think it’s him ) being grilled about his knowledge on the matter and it proved to be sadly lacking and embarrassing.

    • eurekaMEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      The US especially have a reputation for sending ignorant people to be ambassadors as political favours.

      Just checking, I came across an article published a couple of days ago about Dr. Anjani Sinha, President Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Singapore, being “grilled” (quoting article) in the senate. So you might have been reading about a different senator (and I don’t mean that to say “haha wrong” but rather “this happens a lot”)

      • DiaDeLosMuertosEnglish
        2·
        29 days ago

        Yes you’re absolutely correct. I realised yesterday and thought I might delete my comment. But I’ll leave it up.

        • eurekaMEnglish
          2·
          29 days ago

          Good choice, no point in deleting it. This one doesn’t need it, but sometimes I add an edit to my comment if I’ve been corrected deeper into the replies.