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Malaysia Concerned as Trump Picks MAGA Hooters Lover as Ambassador

Nick Adams is known as the guy who tweets a lot about being a supposed alpha male and going to Hooters and Malaysia is concerned that he's Trump's nominee as Ambassador.

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Jul 10, 2025
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Donald Trump picked Nick Adams, who identifies as the mythical construct of an “Alpha Male,” to be the Ambassador to Malaysia.

Asean diplomats expressed concerns that the pick of Adams prioritizes political loyalty over diplomatic experience. Nick’s nomination was sent to the Senate on Wednesday.

This is concerning to, well anyone with a brain, but also to the conservative Muslim-majority in Malaysia, “which favours quiet diplomacy over headline-grabbing rhetoric,” The South China Morning Post reported.

Adam’s brash persona marks a stark departure from previous ambassadors to Muslim-majority Malaysia, typically seasoned career diplomats suited to the country’s cautious, pragmatic and subtle style of foreign policy, which favours quiet diplomacy over headline-grabbing rhetoric.

They cited one of his viral tweets as indicative of the issue:

In one widely shared social med…

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