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BumRushDaShow

(169,343 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 03:37 AM 9 hrs ago

Welcome to America! Trump names 'manosphere' troll as tourism envoy

Source: The Guardian

Tue 24 Mar 2026 13.59 EDT
Last modified on Tue 24 Mar 2026 15.46 EDT


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. The White House said on Tuesday that Adams has now been appointed special presidential envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values.

“Nick Adams is an America First patriot who will represent our country well as we celebrate our Nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, and we look forward to working with him to further showcase and advance America’s excellence across the world stage,” said the White House spokesperson Davis Ingle.

Adams was once Australia’s youngest deputy mayor. He then began posting on X as an “alpha male” influencer, with over-the-top comments featuring fabricated overheard conversations and fanciful vignettes that were first taken as a parody of rightwing manosphere commentary. His most quoted post read: “I go to Hooters. I eat rare steaks. I lift extremely heavy weights. I read the Bible every night. I am pursued by copious amounts of women.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/trump-nick-adams-presidential-envoy



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Welcome to America! Trump names 'manosphere' troll as tourism envoy (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP
This immigrant guy will make a GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #1
His posts drew attention, which led to a series of books, the first of which - "Alpha Kings" . . . progree 7 hrs ago #2
This is all a reboot of Rash Limpball's BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #3
Immature little boys lonely bird 4 hrs ago #4
Why are we letting these immigrants destroy our country? travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #5
🎶 I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay! I go to Hooters. I eat rare steaks. I.... ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #6
The term "alpha male" was popularized by an anthropology book entitled "Chimpanzee Politics" William Seger 2 hrs ago #7

progree

(12,948 posts)
2. His posts drew attention, which led to a series of books, the first of which - "Alpha Kings" . . .
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 05:33 AM
7 hrs ago

from The Guardian link in the OP:

His posts drew attention, which led to a series of books, the first of which – “Alpha Kings” – has a foreword from Trump and “makes the case for traditional masculinity” and promises to “show the young men of America what it means to be a true alpha male in today’s hyper-feminized world”.


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Book review of Alpha Kings
https://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Kings-Nick-Adams/dp/B0CS61TMKH?asin=B0CSZP2RCL&revisionId=b85c8e62&format=3&depth=1

Click on the "Read Sample" button just below the picture of the book to read the Orange Cringe's forward

Some of the comments are fun to read too

ColoringFool

(670 posts)
6. 🎶 I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay! I go to Hooters. I eat rare steaks. I....
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:48 AM
2 hrs ago

lift the heavy weights! 🎶

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William Seger

(12,429 posts)
7. The term "alpha male" was popularized by an anthropology book entitled "Chimpanzee Politics"
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 09:52 AM
2 hrs ago

... and it was popularized back in the '90s because Newt Gingrich recommended it to all Republican congressmen. The thing they don't get is that if you live in a human society and act like a chimpanzee, it may not have the effect you expected on some people -- it's only impressive to other ape-brains.

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