Prime Highlights:
- United States’ former President Donald Trump appointed conservative commentator Nick Adams U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.
- Naturalized American and self-proclaimed “alpha male” Adams is most famous for his blunt conservative opinion.
Key Facts:
- Sydney native and Australian-born Nick Adams naturalized as an American in 2021.
- His nomination is pending the approval of the United States Senate before taking over the diplomatic role.
Key Background:
Ultra-conservative Australian-born political pundit Nick Adams has been selected by President Donald Trump as the next United States ambassador to Malaysia. Known for his combative and notoriously inflammatory social media comments, Adams made a name for himself in America as a fierce champion of Trump-style politics and American exceptionalism. Describing himself as an “alpha male,” he has written multiple books detailing his nationalist and pro-American philosophy.
Adams early-started his political career at the age of 21 when he became a Sydney city councillor and deputy mayor. Back in America where he had migrated to, he gained fame by starting a conservative establishment that upholds American culture and education. His frankness, acerbic word battles, and cultural comments saw him gain an astronomical following in social media platforms, especially pro-Trump communities.
Trump, in his letter, congratulated Adams as a “great patriot” and “very successful businessman” for his tenacity to present America’s image on the international front. Adams replied that he was very thankful and that it was “the privilege of a lifetime.” He also attested to his letter that “dreams come true in America,” which is echoed in the majority of his public works.
If confirmed by the Senate, Adams will succeed Edgard Kagan, a veteran diplomat, who was nominated by the Biden administration. While Adams is an unorthodox diplomat, his appointment fits Trump’s general pattern of choosing ambassadors according to his political ideology and media image. The action led to a review of what makes a diplomat based on Adams’s comparatively ideological and media-oriented background. But his perspective, broad popularity base, and uncompromising fidelity to American values are what make people believe that he is the man for the job.
