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

submitted 4 days ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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

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.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 3 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 1 day 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 1 day 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.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm still not convinced that dude isn't just a troller, but it seems to be working out for him. What a fucking joke of a country America has become.

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I shouldn't judge but he has the face and voice of a child. Not very alpha male.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Normally I wouldn't judge or care about such things, but when a grifter self-styles themselves as a "thought leader", "alpha male" or whatever other ridiculous nonsense, it's open season.