President Donald Trump on 10 July nominated conservative social-media personality Nick Adams to become the next U.S. ambassador to Malaysia, adding the Australian-born influencer to a slate of appointments sent to the Senate for confirmation. Adams, 40, built a following as a self-described “alpha male” and prolific supporter of Mr. Trump, promoting hyper-masculine themes and frequently attacking liberal causes on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Trump wrote the foreword to Adams’s 2024 book, “Alpha Kings,” and previously placed him on the board of the Wilson Center. Before moving to the United States and gaining citizenship in 2021, Adams served as deputy mayor of Ashfield, a suburb of Sydney. He has no diplomatic experience and has drawn criticism for past social-media posts that included Islamophobic remarks and claims that “straight, white, Christian men” are the most persecuted group in the country. If confirmed, Adams would succeed career diplomat Edgard Kagan and represent Washington in Muslim-majority Malaysia, a key Southeast Asian trading partner navigating tensions with China and the U.S. tariff regime. The nomination is likely to face scrutiny in the Senate over Adams’s lack of foreign-policy credentials and his history of provocative commentary.