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.
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 had become.
DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 3 days 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.
eureka@aussie.zone 2 days 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”)
DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
Yes you’re absolutely correct. I realised yesterday and thought I might delete my comment. But I’ll leave it up.