The Nightly reports that Donald Trump’s pick to become the next United States ambassador to Australia is a religious economics professor and former anti-establishment Republican congressman staunchly opposed to free trade — making him an ideal MAGA loyalist diplomat.

USSC Director of Research Jared Mondschein was quoted in the article on the appointment, saying it was good news for Australia as "What you want in an ambassador, regardless of whether you share his political opinion or not, is one who can get the attention of the US President.”