<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former Sydney councillor who was suspended from the Liberal Party before turning into a self-proclaimed Hooters-loving "alpha male" and MAGA "thought leader" has been hand-picked by US President Donald Trump to be his next ambassador to Malaysia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 20 years ago, Nick Adams was the 21-year-old deputy mayor of Ashfield who called for the extermination of pigeons to fight the bird flu.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was suspended from the Liberal Party after a verbal altercation with a journalist in 2009, but later claimed he had quit. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/kevin-rudd-details-emerge-around-rudd-and-trumps-secret-meeting/73e14c48-a47c-4d34-9e78-304122c56dc3" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Details emerge around Rudd and Trump's 'secret' meeting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams soon packed his bags and headed to the US, where he became a citizen in 2021. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This week, Trump nominated the 40-year-old to represent the US in Kuala Lumpur, sending Adams through the confirmation process at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams said the appointment was the "honour of a lifetime". </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-picks-former-sydney-councillor-nick-adams-as-ambassador-to-malaysia/17cc7d55-db4a-4906-be9c-7c65a1f3e7f7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In (Trump's) America, all dreams come true. It will be my honour to represent the United States of America in Malaysia," he said in a post on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Thank you again to our Greatest President Ever! God Bless the United States of America!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump described Adams as an "incredible patriot and a very successful entrepreneur, whose love of, and devotion to, our Great Country is an inspiration".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Nick graduated from the University of Sydney and, since then, has made it his life's mission to extol the Virtues of American Greatness," he said in a post on Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Congratulations Nick!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/penny-wong-warning-on-china-ahead-of-anthony-albanese-visit/a8aa1b6e-7de7-4abc-85b4-0a1395360c1f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Penny Wong warns of 'worrying' Chinese military buildup</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="1635174082470895618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635174082470895618%7Ctwgr%5E4dae41da0d9da76f48b26bb44e3f6d4cef8639e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2025-07-11%2Fdonald-trump-nick-adams-malaysia-ambassador%2F105519888" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams has established himself as an outspoken Trump supporter and a "thought leader" within the MAGA movement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He wrote a book titled </span><em><span>Green Card Warrior</span></em><span> in 2017, which Trump labelled a "must read".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams markets himself as "Trump's favourite author". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His social media posts largely feature glowing praise of the president and dislike of immigrants, the "woke left", and Taylor Swift.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has also posted his love for Hooters, rare steaks, "extremely" heavy weights and the Bible. He added that he was pursued by a "copious" number of women, he was "wildly" successful and "extremely" charismatic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Being a high value alpha male takes a lot of work," he wrote in one post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adams was born in Sydney and became a Liberal councillor at Ashfield Council aged just 19, before becoming deputy mayor at 21 in 2005.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He later graduated from the University of Sydney. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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