Scott Brown in 2014
Scott Brown in 2014 (Photo: Josh T. Reynolds for USA TODAY)
President Trump plans to nominate Scott Brown as ambassador to New Zealand, the White House announced Thursday.
The former Republican Massachusetts senator, who is currently a contributor to Fox News, has wanted a position in the Trump administration, previously vying for secretary of veteran affairs.
New Zealanders may not be thrilled about the prospect.
When rumors began in February that Trump was considering Brown for the ambassador job, the New Zealand Herald posted a story entitled "Man tipped for US ambassador role in NZ a former nude model who supports waterboarding."
"Brown has a more colourful past than most diplomats," the story reads. "In 1982 he nailed Cosmopolitan magazine's 'America's Sexiest Man' competition, with the former Army man then turning his hand to politics. His time as a senator included backing the use of 'enhanced interrogation techniques' including waterboarding — the act of simulated drowning in order to get subjects to release information."