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Trump picks Sydney-born 'alpha male' influencer as ambassador to Malaysia (www.abc.net.au)
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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.

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[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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")

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 2 points 2 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.