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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

Welcome to America! Trump names ‘manosphere’ troll as tourism envoy

people hold signs that read 'protest Nick Adams' with a man's face crossed out
Malaysian protesters display placards during a demonstration against Nick Adams outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur in July 2025. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump’s appointment of Nick Adams, the “alpha male” Australian turned American internet provocateur as a new special presidential envoy on Tuesday, could give fuel to theories that the White House is deliberately trolling the world.

The president nominated the Sydney-born Maga influencer, who has a history of theatrically inflammatory and Islamophobic comments, as ambassador to Malaysia in July, but the Senate returned the appointment without a confirmation vote in January and Trump did not re-submit him.

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