Nick Adams, the rightwing influencer who many people thought was a parody account because his alpha male persona is so over the top, has been named U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. Adams is known for his presence on X, where he writes about how much he loves Hooters and hanging out with men. His name on the site was (for some time) literally Nick Adams (Alpha Male). Related Conservatives are outraged that Joker gets pregnant in latest Batman comic Tellingly, right-wingers were totally okay when The Joker sexually tortured a woman. But a pregnant Joker? Unacceptable. I am an alpha male, he wrote in one infamous post, where he then listed out his alpha male activities. I prefer the company of other men. I dine at Hooters 4-6x per week. I spend ample time in the hot tub with the boys. I have no intention of apologizing. For any of it. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today I am an alpha male. I prefer the company of other men. I drive the ball an average of 302 yards. I dine at Hooters 4-6x per week. I watch every Trump rally start to finish. I like my steaks big and medium rare. I drink my coffee hot and black. I go hard in the Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) September 30, 2024Earlier today, Adams posted a thank you message to Donald Trump for naming him U.S. ambassador to Malaysia. He said that he looks forward to his confirmation process in the Senate. Thank you again to our Greatest President Ever! he wrote. God Bless the United States of America!Adams, whose legal name is Nicholas Adamopoulos, is Australian but immigrated to the U.S. in 2012. He became a naturalized citizen in 2021. Mr. President, thank you for the honor of a lifetime. In your America, all dreams come true. It will be my honor to represent the United States of America in Malaysia.To the esteemed Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I look forward to a confirmation process pic.twitter.com/SRyTEnCpwS Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) July 10, 2025The South China Morning Post reported on Adams nomination earlier today and suggested that Trump is prioritising political loyalty over diplomatic expertise. The newspaper noted that Adams was one of five ambassador nominees submitted to the Senate for confirmation this week. The other four would represent the U.S. in other Asian countries: Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Kazakhstan.Adams has a long history of absurd posts on social media. In 2022, he wrote that kids should be taken to Hooters and said that only a bad parent would allow their kids to see a drag queen. If more members of Gen Z had been brought to Hooters as children, I can GUARANTEE we would have had a red wave last night, he wrote about the 2022 elections. 99% of the people who pass judgment about Hooters and parents who take their children to Hooters have never actually been to a Hooters, he wrote later. People who demonize parents who take their kids to Hooters are pathetic, he posted that same day. I feel sorry for their children.If you are okay with your young child being exposed to sex toys and drag queens, youre a bad parent, he wrote in an earlier post. He then posted a picture of a minor looking at a Playboy magazine and said that it was how gender studies were done back in the 80s.In one of his most famous posts to X, he wrote, Pro Tip: anyone who feels the need to tell you that hes an alpha male, is not an alpha male. At the time, Alpha Male appeared in his Twitter handle. | Screenshot In addition to his work on social media, Adams is the author of several volumes of far-right pulp, includingThe Most DANGEROUS President in History(about President Joe Biden),Trump and Churchill: Defenders of Western Civilization, andRetaking America: Crushing Political Correctness. He claims to beDonald Trumps favorite author.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.