Trump’s Controversial Pick for Malaysia Envoy to Get Anwar’s ‘Due Consideration’
A demonstration against the US envoy nominee Nick Adams outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur on July 18.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government will give “due consideration” to President Donald Trump’s pick as ambassador, seeking to balance relations with Washington and domestic ire over some of the potential envoy’s political commentary.
Anwar has faced pressure to reject the nominee, Nick Adams, an Australian-American commentator and a self-described “alpha male” Trump supporter. Critics within the Muslim-majority country have labeled him Islamophobic, citing his social media posts supporting Israel, and pointed to his enthusiasm for racy restaurant chain Hooters as out of sync with its cultural norms.