Over the weekend, famed rapper Nicki Minaj posted a message on X that went astonishingly viral, with 55 million views, in which she decried the efforts of leftists to quash the idea of voter ID, which would require voters to show a photo identification to vote.
“What sensible forward thinking cutting edge leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be VOTER ID?!?!!!! Like?!?!? They’re actually fighting NOT to have ppl present ID while voting for your leaders!!!!! Do you get it?!?!!!! Do you get it now?!?!!!” she asked.
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What sensible forward thinking cutting edge leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be VOTER ID?!?!!!! Like?!?!? They’re actually fighting NOT to have ppl present ID while voting for your leaders!!!!! Do you get it?!?!!!! Do you get it now?!?!!!
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As a CNN poll revealed on Tuesday, the vast majority of Americans agree with her.
“The American people are with Nicki Minaj,” CNN pollster Harry Enten declared. “I got all this polling on the screen going back since 2018. You&#8217;ll notice on all of it, it&#8217;s all north of 75 percent, 76 percent, 76 percent, 76 percent, 81 percent, and then 83 percent in the last year of Americans. Agree with Nicki Minaj, they favor photo ID to be able to vote.&#8221;
“What about by party? What&#8217;s the party breakdown?” CNN anchor John Berman asked.
“Normally you might expect, hey, there&#8217;d be a big divide by party with Republicans really for it and Democrats really against it,” Enten replied. “But not really here. I mean just take a look here, favor photo ID to vote. You got 95 percent of Republicans, pretty much all of them, but even 71 percent of Democrats favor photo ID to vote. So again, Nicki Minaj posting that on X. And what you see is, is that the American people — actually it&#8217;s not really all that controversial. The American people are with Nicki Minaj, whether they are Republican or even if they are Democrats. We&#8217;re talking about seven in ten Democrats agreeing with Nicki Minaj that you, in fact, should show a voter photo ID to vote.”
“I think a lot of people make the argument that people of color, nonwhite Americans, have a harder time procuring a photo I.D. to vote,” Enten continued. “But even here, take a look here, favor photo ID to vote. Eighty-five percent of white people favor it. Eighty-two percent of Latinos. Seventy-six percent of black Americans favor it.”
“So, the bottom line is this: voter I.D. is not controversial in this country,” Enten asserted. “A photo ID to vote is not controversial in this country. It is not controversial by party, and it is not controversial by race. The vast majority of Americans agree with Nicki Minaj that, in fact, you should have a photo ID to be able to vote.”
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🚨 CNN polling analyst Harry Enten: &quot;The vast majority of Americans agree with Nicki Minaj that, in fact, you should have a photo ID to be able to vote.&quot;&quot;
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Asked recently what spurred her entry into politics, Minaj answered, “The last thing that really did it was me seeing certain things this recent presidential campaign and knowing that I could help. &#8230; Sometimes people can push you so much that they push you all the way into your next calling.”
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Democrats who have opposed voter ID have included former President Joe Biden, who <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/26/joe-biden-live-updates/">compared</a> Georgia&#8217;s 2021 voting law to &#8220;Jim Crow in the 21st century,”: former Vice President Kamala Harris, who opposed strict ID requirements, referenced a case where a judge <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2020/09/28/harris-to-voters-dont-give-up-as-trump-rushes-court-pick/">claimed</a> such laws “targeted African-Americans with almost surgical precision,”: Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/raphael-warnock-opposed-voter-id-laws-georgia">argued</a> in 2016, &#8220;All of these voter suppression laws saying we&#8217;ve got to have voter ID laws because if we don&#8217;t they might vote twice. Are you kidding?” and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who opposes the Make Elections Great Act, <a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/top-dems-gops-monster-voter-suppression-bill-is-dead-on-arrival/">saying</a>, “Voter suppression is part of the Republican plan to try desperately to hold on to power.”

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The 2026 Grammy Awards were supposed to celebrate music. Instead, they became another stage for Hollywood’s favorite performance: moral superiority without consequences.
This year, celebrities like Billie Eilish, Teddy Swims, and Justin Bieber donned <a href="https://variety.com/2026/music/news/grammys-ice-out-pins-billie-eilish-kehlani-bon-iver-1236648441/">“ICE Out”</a> pins and used their acceptance speeches to condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement and lecture Americans about justice, compassion, and humanity. From their gilded seats inside Crypto.com Arena, they urged unity and resistance all while remaining safely insulated from the real world consequences of the policies they champion.
That is the part no one on that stage ever acknowledges.
The celebrities grandstanding about immigration do not live in border communities. They do not compete for jobs with illegal labor. They do not deal with overwhelmed schools, strained hospitals, or rising crime. They do not have to explain to grieving families why their loved ones died because basic immigration enforcement was treated as immoral.
Where was the outrage from Hollywood when Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant? Where were the pins, speeches, and standing ovations then? Silence. Because acknowledging victims like her would complicate the narrative, Hollywood prefers slogans over substance.
When Billie Eilish declared that no one is illegal on stolen land, critics pointed out the obvious contradiction. She lives in a multimillion dollar estate guarded by private security. If land ownership is illegitimate, why is she not handing over the keys. Virtue is easy when it costs nothing.
Hollywood’s moral theater is not about helping people. It is about signaling status. Proving you belong to the correct side of elite opinion while never having to live with the fallout.
That is why the reaction to Nicki Minaj was so revealing.
Minaj did not wear a pin. She did not chant slogans. She did not follow the script. Instead, she attended the world premiere of Melania at the Kennedy Center, has worked alongside President Trump on Trump Accounts, and openly calls herself his number one fan. She chose independence over approval, and Hollywood is punishing her for it.
During the Grammys, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/article/trevor-noah-grammys-nicki-minaj-kendrick-lamar-79ee508f2e15ec56b2b4826b787b6913">host Trevor Noah turned Minaj into a punchline</a>, joking that she was at the White House with Donald Trump. The audience laughed not because it was clever but because it signaled who was acceptable to mock.
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The hostility did not stop there. At a MusiCares gala, Billy Porter publicly dropped an<a href="https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/markelibert/billy-porter-slams-nicki-minaj-trump-support"> F bomb</a> when asked about Minaj’s political views, declaring shame on her and others like her. In Hollywood, tolerance ends where independent thought begins.
The message was clear. You are free to speak as long as you agree.
Nicki Minaj did not see the light because Hollywood showed her anything new. She saw the truth Americans have known for years. The entertainment industry demands conformity not compassion. Obedience not courage.
Real Americans are tired of being lectured by people who will never pay the price for the policies they promote. They are tired of selective outrage, empty slogans, and celebrities who cry injustice while living lives untouched by its consequences.
The Grammys did not expose ICE. They exposed Hollywood.
And the more celebrities shout, the clearer it becomes. Americans are not rejecting compassion. They are rejecting hypocrisy.
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Janiyah Thomas is a GOP strategist and former Black Media Director for President Trump’s 2024 campaign. She also contributed to the Trump Vance Inauguration media strategy and previously served as Media Relations Director for the Republican National Convention.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Hollywood leftists couldn’t help but take shots at rapper Nicki Minaj for recently breaking ranks and coming out in support of President Donald Trump.
Grammys host Trevor Noah mocked the recording artist while presenting at the annual event on Sunday. 
“Nicki Minaj is not here,” he said during his opening monologue. “She’s still at the White House with Donald Trump, discussing very important issues.”
Noah went on to do a Trump impression and reference Cardi B’s song “WAP,” an acronym that stands for &#8220;wet a** p*ssy.&#8221; He said while trying to sound like the president, “‘Actually Nicki, I have the biggest ass! Everybody’s saying it. I know they say it’s you, but it’s me. WAP, WAP, WAP. Look at it. Look at it, baby.&#8217;”
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The gathered celebrities, many wearing &#8220;ICE OUT&#8221; buttons and <a href="https://www.news18.com/movies/hollywood/billie-eilish-slams-ice-during-grammys-victory-speech-no-one-is-illegal-on-stolen-land-aa-9874518.html">whining about</a> how “no one is illegal on stolen land,” cracked up at the bit. 
Noah may not be laughing for long, however. His digs at Minaj were bad enough, but he also made insinuations about Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which led to the president threatening legal action.
“Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-total-loser-trevor-noah-over-grammys-epstein-joke-threatens-lawsuit">posted</a> on Truth Social after the event. “It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$. Ask Little George Slopadopolus, and others, how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
Minaj has come under fire after coming out in support of Trump in recent months. Most recently, the “Super Bass” singer appeared at an event with the president and called herself his “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-says-shes-the-presidents-number-one-fan-at-trump-accounts-summit">number one fan</a>.”
“The hate, or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more. And it’s going to motivate all of us to support him more,” Minaj said of Trump last week.
“We’re not going to let them get away with bullying him,” she continued. “He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen.”

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Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared with Donald Trump at an event on Wednesday, where she described herself as &#8220;the president&#8217;s number one fan.&#8221;
The recording artist spoke at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., and praised the president’s new initiative of creating investment accounts for American babies.
&#8220;I am probably the president&#8217;s number one fan, and that&#8217;s not going to change,&#8221; Minaj, 43, told the crowd as she stood onstage with “Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O&#8217;Leary. &#8220;The hate, or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more. And it&#8217;s going to motivate all of us to support him more.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to let them get away with bullying him,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen.&#8221;
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Earlier this week, Minaj took to social media to praise Trump’s plans, calling the initiative “the true meaning of paying it forward.”
&#8220;Early financial literacy &amp; financial support for our children will give them a major head start in life,&#8221; she wrote in an <a href="https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2015109826913718712?s=20">X post</a> shared on Saturday. &#8220;In some cases, they will end up teaching their very own parents how to invest &amp; what to invest in. This makes me very happy.&#8221;
With “Trump Accounts,” every American child born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, will receive an account loaded with $1,000, courtesy of President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Parents and their employers will also be able to make contributions that would supercharge its growth, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-secret-weapon-that-will-supercharge-the-trump-accounts-for-newborns">reported</a>.
To encourage participation, the Trump administration has made the employer contributions tax-exempt.
Account recipients will have ownership of the funds at 18, at which point the funds can be withdrawn in accordance with standard IRA rules. The White House noted that &#8220;if fully funded and left untouched, [the account] could grow to as much as $1.9 million by age 28.&#8221;
Minaj, a mainstream rapper, came out as a Trump supporter last year and has made several appearances since in support of his administration. She has been openly critical of Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and recently joined Erika Kirk onstage at AmFest in December. The “Super Bass” singer also accepted an invitation from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-drops-mic-on-nigerias-anti-christian-violence-at-un?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Nicki+Minaj+Drops+Mic+On+Nigeria%E2%80%99s+Anti-Christian+Violence+At+UN">speak about</a> the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

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Turning Point USA President Erika Kirk brought the house down on Sunday when she introduced rapper Nicki Minaj on the stage at AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona.
Erika Kirk sat down with Minaj on the stage, saying that she wanted to honor Charlie&#8217;s tradition of always having a surprise for the AmFest crowd. She started off with Minaj reading out loud some of her &#8220;mean tweets&#8221; directed at Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to thunderous applause.
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Nicki Minaj makes a surprise appearance at AmFest 2025!!
She’s speaking her mind, defending President Trump and JD Vance, she’s proud to be American, and advocating for persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
Let’s go!!
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Some 24 hours earlier, the organization had teased a huge guest who would have people talking into next year, and many believed at first that President Donald Trump would be making an appearance. But when Donald Trump Jr. took a call from his father during his speech just prior to Erika&#8217;s big reveal, that appeared not to be the case.
Minaj, for her part, has been throwing her support behind a number of conservative causes — from protecting Christians from persecution worldwide to ending gender transition surgeries and hormones for minors — and has made it her particular mission to go after Governor Newsom.
&#8220;Dear Newscum, we don&#8217;t have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly,&#8221; Minaj said her current message to &#8220;Gavvy-Pooh&#8221; would be.
When asked what her opinion of the current administration was, she said, &#8220;I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. I don&#8217;t know if he even knows this, but he&#8217;s given so many people hope that there&#8217;s a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact.&#8221;
Minaj went on to explain that for her, the &#8220;turning point&#8221; was that she&#8217;d realized she was tired of being pushed around: &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to back down any more. I&#8217;m not going to back down ever again.&#8221;
Kirk asked why it was such an extraordinary thing to see people speaking their minds in today&#8217;s world, and Minaj&#8217;s message was clear: &#8220;People are no longer using their minds, their brains. So right now just imagine, we&#8217;re not allowed to have a different opinion anymore. We&#8217;re not allowed to think out loud anymore. This is not what the world used to feel like.&#8221;
When Kirk pressed Minaj on the backlash she was seeing from within her own industry, Minaj responded with just three words: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t notice.&#8221;
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&#8220;You can&#8217;t wake up and think about people who are just determined to stay mad,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In a world that doesn&#8217;t want us to think, we will continue to think!&#8221;
&#8220;What inspired you to speak up about the Christians who are being slaughtered in Nigeria?&#8221; Kirk asked.
&#8220;We take for granted that — there are people in this world who cannot worship God as they please, where they please, and we take it for granted because we have it,&#8221; Minaj said, reminding the audience that there were people all over the world who had to hide while they prayed and had fellowship together.
Kirk asked Minaj to talk a bit about her faith, and she laid out a lot of her personal history — including a recent return to her spiritual roots.
&#8220;When I was a toddler in Trinidad, my grandmother, if things got spicy in the house &#8230; she would make all the little kids go in her room and say a prayer,&#8221; Minaj said, adding that she started attending church in New York when she was a bit older. &#8220;I learned how to pray very early. I always had this faith — you know the kind of faith that makes people say oh, that person is crazy, but I had that kind of faith instinctively.&#8221;
Minaj went on to say that she tried to apply things to her life, and the point was not that Christians were perfect but that they tried. &#8220;Sometimes you can be in an industry as well that pulls you away even more.&#8221;
She then said that going back to God recently had felt like going back to a long-lost best friend. &#8220;He said, &#8216;Where were you? I&#8217;ve been waiting on you.&#8217; &#8230; As soon as you call on Him, He&#8217;s going to answer. On the first ring.&#8221;
When asked how she would address issues facing little boys and little girls — particularly as a parent — she said that she had to bring race into the mix: &#8220;Why have we gotten to a point where certain colors or certain kinds of people have to be afraid of loving themselves or loving how they look &#8230; I don&#8217;t want what was done to little black girls to be done to little white girls, to any girls!&#8221;
And for the boys: &#8220;Be boys, it&#8217;s okay. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with being a boy &#8230; Boys will be boys, and there&#8217;s nothing wrong with that.&#8221;
Her conclusion: &#8220;When the Truth comes out, the lies hide.&#8221;
After she first spoke out in support of persecuted Christians in places like Nigeria, the popular rapper accepted an invitation from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, where she addressed the body and spoke about the importance of defending religious freedom wherever it may be threatened.
She has since been spotted online leaning in to some of the memes featuring Vice President JD Vance — and making it clear that she&#8217;s amused by how much fun he&#8217;s having with the liberals who are attempting to mock him.
In more recent weeks, she has taken to using her social media presence to target Newsom — who is likely to be a top tier candidate for the Democratic Party going into the 2028 presidential primary. In addition to attacking his positions on transgender issues — namely that he wants to see &#8220;more transgender kids&#8221; and will continue to allow men to have access to female-only spaces.

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Rapper Nicki Minaj has been engaged in a public back-and-forth with California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling him out for his radical stance on “gender affirming” surgery for minors, among other things.
Most recently, Newsom drew another round of responses from Minaj after he posted a wordless compilation on X, punctuated only by a zipped-lip emoji. The 12-second clip featured footage of President Donald Trump alongside the late Jeffrey Epstein, all set to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” — widely interpreted as a diss track aimed at Minaj.
Minaj responded to the clip, saying, “See Barbz? I told you he was wicked.”
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Dear Barbz,
Pls protect me from that wicked &amp; evil man.
Love,
Barbie.
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“Dear Barbz, Pls protect me from that wicked &amp; evil man. Love, Barbie,” she continued, addressing her fans by their nickname.
“They’re ready to make a career politician with everything to…throw it all away — just like they did to everyone else before him — just to go against me. What’s wild is that he can’t see how this will end,” the singer added in a follow-up. “I must be a pretty powerful gal. Praise God. It is well.”
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The drama began last week when Newsom went all in for transing the kids, even as the concept has been receiving less mainstream support.
“I want to see trans kids… There’s no governor that’s done more pro-trans legislation than I have. No one has been a stronger advocate for the LGBT community,” Newsom said during an appearance on The Ezra Klein Show last week, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-goes-scorched-earth-on-gavvy-pooh-newsom-tells-him-to-sit-2028-out?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Nicki+Minaj+Goes+Scorched+Earth+On+%E2%80%98Gavvy-Pooh%E2%80%99+Newsom%2C+Tells+Him+To+Sit+2028+Out">reported</a>.
“Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that,” Minaj posted on Friday morning in response to the clip. “Normal adults wake up &amp; think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids. Not Gav, The Gav Nots, GavOUT. Send in the next guy, I’m bored.”
“Gavin is the cute boy who got everything handed to him b/c of how cute &amp; sexy &amp; hot &amp; smoking he was. Oohhh look @‘m. Sitting there in that suit with the sneakers on,” she said. “He thinks he’s Tom Cruise only difference is, his next mission IS impossible. He should get another leading role.”
The rapper’s diatribe continued with more criticism for the governor. 
“Oh Gavvy pooh, it only gets worse from here for you, buddy. It’s the end of the road for you, my love. Get on the nearest jet ski &amp; let that beautiful hair blow in the wind. It will make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace,” she said.
Amid her criticism of Newsom, Minaj also expressed support for President Trump’s administration.
“God bless this great nation,” she tweeted alongside a message from “MAGA Voice” showing footage of the president saluting during the national anthem at the Army/Navy game. 
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GOD BLESS THIS GREAT NATION 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/HvNmeas0G1">https://t.co/HvNmeas0G1</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1999973916056617240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, The Washington Post published a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/12/15/nicki-minaj-jd-vance-nigerian-christians/">piece</a> questioning Minaj’s shift to the MAGA side and noting that she once held a more left-leaning worldview.
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Nicki Minaj Turns Up The Heat On ‘Wicked And Evil’ Gavin Newsom

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Rapper Nicki Minaj took a social media sledgehammer to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Friday, mocking him and warning him against entering the 2028 presidential race.
Minaj, fresh off her United Nations <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-drops-mic-on-nigerias-anti-christian-violence-at-un">testimony</a> calling for the defense of persecuted Christians, initially lashed out at Newsom over a recent interview in which he said, &#8220;I want to see trans kids.&#8221;
&#8220;Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that,&#8221; Minaj posted early on Friday morning. &#8220;Normal adults wake up &amp; think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids. Not Gav, The Gav Nots, GavOUT. Send in the next guy, I’m bored.&#8221;
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Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up &amp; think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids.
Not Gav
The Gav Nots
GavOUT
Send in the next guy, I’m bored. <a href="https://t.co/627bIhbD1j">pic.twitter.com/627bIhbD1j</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1999471516040503316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Minaj did not stop there, pivoting to argue that Newsom had only gotten where he was because he fit the description of what a successful politician was supposed to look like.
&#8220;Gavin is the cute boy who got everything handed to him b/c of how cute &amp; sexy &amp; hot &amp; smoking he was. Oohhh look @‘m. Sitting there in that suit with the sneakers on,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He thinks he’s Tom Cruise only difference is, his next mission IS impossible. He should get another leading role.&#8221;
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Gavin is the cute boy who got everything handed to him b/c of how cute &amp; sexy &amp; hot &amp; smoking he was. Oohhh look @‘m. Sitting there in that suit with the sneakers on. He thinks he’s Tom Cruise only difference is, his next mission IS impossible. He should get another leading role <a href="https://t.co/4xPt7BrO1L">pic.twitter.com/4xPt7BrO1L</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1999472828463350223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Minaj concluded with a few suggestions for Newsom, giving him a few options to fill the time that she said would certainly be wasted if he were to pursue a presidential run.
&#8220;Oh Gavvy pooh, it only gets worse from here for you, buddy. It’s the end of the road for you, my love. Get on the nearest jet ski &amp; let that beautiful hair blow in the wind. It will make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace,&#8221; she said.
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Oh Gavvy pooh, it only gets worse from here for you, buddy.
It’s the end of the road for you, my love.
Get on the nearest jet ski &amp; let that beautiful hair blow in the wind.
It will make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace. <a href="https://t.co/XYHGPnhEo9">pic.twitter.com/XYHGPnhEo9</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1999477712503840860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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How damaging could Minaj&#8217;s social media posts be for a governor looking to make the jump to the White House? Robby Starbuck argued that Minaj could certainly make a dent in Newsom&#8217;s vote count, especially if she kept at him on policies that are unpopular even among some Democrats.
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&#8220;If Nicki is gonna troll @GavinNewsom from now until 2028 then he has a big problem because Gavin’s counting on the Black vote and Nicki has a big enough megaphone to let them know how evil Gavin’s policies are. Dude lets 13 yr old girls get their breasts cut off in his state,&#8221; Starbuck posted.
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If Nicki is gonna troll <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a> from now until 2028 then he has a big problem because Gavin’s counting on the Black vote and Nicki has a big enough megaphone to let them know how evil Gavin’s policies are. Dude lets 13 yr old girls get their breasts cut off in his state. <a href="https://t.co/HbkwtRE0uS">https://t.co/HbkwtRE0uS</a>
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href="https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1999515486686527496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Nicki Minaj Goes Scorched Earth On ‘Gavvy-Pooh’ Newsom, Tells Him To Sit 2028 Out

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President Donald Trump is stretching the “politics make strange bedfellows” saw to the breaking point.
Celebrity Nation leans aggressively to the Left, and anyone defying that groupthink puts their career at risk. Actor Zachary Levi said it out loud after he praised President Trump last year, calling the move <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/zachary-levi-endorsing-trump-lifeline-career-1236026923/">“career suicide.”</a>
That wasn’t the case in 2009, however, when celebrities flocked to President Barack Obama following his historic 2008 election. They pledged <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/celebrities-pledge-oath-obama/">to do whatever he told them to do</a>.
Different party, of course.
This past week, President Trump had recording artist Nicki Minaj indirectly singing his praises for drawing attention to a humanitarian crisis. The rapper took Trump’s side after the president called out the shocking slaughter of Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj, in connection with the administration, spoke before a UN event about the shocking headlines coming from the African nation.
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&#8220;In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted … Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart &#8230; simply because of how they pray.&#8221;
She also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nicki-minaj-nigeria-christians-trump-be7b03a3f1d4e43747fa26e600be5d3f">thanked the president</a> for leading the way on the matter to “combat extremism and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.”
Trump critics contend that multiple religions have been targeted during the violence spree, and that the nation has sadly been the source of extreme violence for some time.
Minaj’s appearance understandably rocked pop culture, but it wasn’t the first time.
For starters, Trump’s second term features former Democrats like Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively.
Journalist Megyn Kelly, who Trump once blistered during an early Q&amp;A, stumped for his presidency in the waning days of the 2024 campaign.
It’s Trump’s pop culture connections, though, that raise eyebrows the highest. Think Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Bill Maher, and others who famously linked arms with the president in the past.
It started during the President’s first White House foray. Rapper Kanye West hopped aboard the Trump Train, meeting with the world leader at Trump Tower in 2016 following an extended concert speech praising the real estate mogul.
Two years later, West wore a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/snl-kanye-west-gave-pro-trump-speech-maga-hat-1148092/">red MAGA</a> hat on “Saturday Night Live” and praised Trump, but the artist’s string of antisemitic rants and emotional meltdowns caused his fame to curdle into its current, sorry state.
West’s former wife, Kim Kardashian, has arguably had a more productive relationship with Trump. The reality show starlet teamed with Trump on prison reform measures. Kardashian, ignoring a celebrity culture that raged against all things Trump, made the trek to the White House to personally push for her pet cause.
The wannabe lawyer and Trump <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51744918">discussed reform measures</a> aimed at first-time offenders and those she felt were treated unfairly. That public relations coup led to the 2018 release of three young mothers — Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron, and Tynice Hall, all tied to drug-related charges.
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She also played a role in the <a href="https://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/">2018 bill</a> that expanded the criminal reform initiative, allowing prisoners to earn credits for early release among its measures. Kardashian wasn’t the only player who made that happen, but she became its public face via her social media empire.
Trump’s second term has seen more of the same, right from the jump.
Rapper Snoop Dogg infamously starred in a 2017 music video in which he <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/trump-hits-back-at-snoop-dogg-assassination-video-idUSKBN16O04V/">“shot” a clownish Trump stand-in</a>.
Future Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39268735">blasted the clip</a>, telling TMZ at the time that, &#8220;If the wrong person sees that and gets the wrong idea, you could have a real problem.&#8221;
It was part of Hollywood’s collective wish for the real estate mogul to <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/celebrities-wished-trump-dead/">leave this mortal coil</a> during his first term.
The rapper/actor/pitchman apparently had a change of heart over time. By 2025, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43733/snoop-dogg-trump-perform-inauguration">Snoop Dogg performed</a> at a pre-inauguration gala dubbed the Crypto Ball alongside Rick Ross and Soulja Boy. That’s despite previously calling anyone who performed for Trump during his first term “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGvbw4jnvn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again">Uncle Toms,” in a stereotypical, Stepin Fetchit-style voice</a>.
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The rapper even stood up to social media critics who trashed him for his about-face.
“Y’all can’t hate enough for me, I love too much,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BdjP-n8rIs">he told his critics</a>, via Entertainment Tonight. “We gotta pick each other up instead of putting each other down.”
Earlier this year, longtime Trump critic Bill Maher made the trek to the White House to break bread with his ideological foe. Maher got roasted for his trouble, including a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/larry-david-hitler-dinner.html">seething New York Times op-ed</a> from Larry David of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame.
Maher even suggested recently he’d like a second dinner with Trump while continuing to roast his leadership.
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How did the initial Maher-Trump dinner happen in the first place? Singer Kid Rock, a repeat guest on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, arranged for the unlikely meetup.
The wildest part of the dinner? Maher had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwqzHsSEZY">Trump sign a list</a> of all the insults the president had thrown the comedian’s way over the years. Maher considers it a prized possession, one he has shown to his “Club Random” guests.
It took courage for stars to align with Trump during his first term.
Now, with a few more celebrities bucking conventional wisdom, the president’s “bedfellows” are looking a little less strange.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj spoke at a United Nations event on Tuesday to bring attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
The Trinidadian pop star thanked President Donald Trump for prioritizing the issue and urged people “to defend Christians in Nigeria, to combat extremism and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.” Minaj was part of a panel that included U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and faith leaders. 
“Today, faith is under attack in way too many places. In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes and killed. Churches have been burned. Families have been torn apart and entire communities live in fear constantly, simply because of how they pray,” the 42-year-old celeb <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcssdZvTK8">said</a> during her speech.
“Sadly, this problem is not only a growing problem in Nigeria, but also in so many other countries across the world, and it demands urgent action,” Minaj said. “And I want to be clear, protecting Christians in Nigeria is not about taking sides or dividing people. It is about uniting humanity.”
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The “Super Bass” singer isn’t politically active, but many of her fans have been melting down, accusing her of “going MAGA.” Minaj, who calls her fans “Barbz,” attempted to soothe their ruffled feathers by explaining that this issue transcended politics.
“Barbz, I know you&#8217;re somewhere listening. I love you so very much. You have been the ultimate light in my life and career for so long. I appreciate you, and I want to make it very clear, once again, that this isn&#8217;t about taking sides. This is about standing up in the face of injustice. It&#8217;s about what I&#8217;ve always stood for my entire career. And I will continue to stand for that for the rest of my life. I will care if anyone, anywhere, is being persecuted for their beliefs,” Minaj said.
In late October, Trump said the State Department would add Nigeria to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
Trump said he would send troops into Nigeria “guns a-blazing” if its government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu disputed Trump’s assertions, saying they did not reflect the facts.
“The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians,” he <a href="https://x.com/officialABAT/status/1984640117361840491">said</a>.
“Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.”

Nicki Minaj Drops Mic On Nigeria’s Anti-Christian Violence At UN

'Faith Is Under Attack': Nicki Minaj Addresses UN About Christians Persecution In Nigeria

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Nicki Minaj’s music introduced a new generation of female rappers. But now she’s lending her voice to a more important cause — stopping the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations this week alongside United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. They will discuss what President Donald Trump and his administration are doing to stop the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. According to the International Society of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, 7,000 Christians have been killed in 2025 alone.
“[Minaj] is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” Waltz wrote on X on Sunday. “I’m grateful she’s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I look forward to standing with her as we discuss the steps the President and his administration are taking to end the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a> is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice.
I&#8217;m grateful she&#8217;s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I… <a href="https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye">https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1990189618172432615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Minaj was flattered. She responded to the ambassador’s remarks, writing, “Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted… I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.”
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Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know.
The Barbz &amp; I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose. 🎀 <a href="https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1">https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1990212305783836689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
The collaboration came together over social media earlier this month when Waltz invited Minaj to talk with him at the U.S. Embassy to the United Nations after the Grammy-nominated rapper publicly thanked Trump for bringing attention to the slaughtering of Christians. Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz coordinated the Waltz-Minaj meeting, <a href="https://x.com/EricCortellessa/status/1990097775858417714?s=20">set</a> to take place Tuesday, according to TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa, who first broke the news of the meetup.
On Halloween, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115470116607441456">said</a> the State Department would add Nigeria to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-threatens-to-completely-wipe-out-the-islamic-terrorists-killing-nigerian-christians">RELATED: Trump Threatens To ‘Completely Wipe Out The Islamic Terrorists’ Killing Nigerian Christians 
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Minaj <a href="https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?s=20">thanked</a> the Trump administration “for taking this seriously,” adding, “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nigerias-tuggar-trump-state-backed-religious-persecution-impossible-under-2025-11-04/">argued</a> that the government was not supporting the persecution of Christians “in any way.”
“This is what shows that it’s impossible for there to be a religious persecution that can be supported in any way, shape or form by the government of Nigeria at any level, be it federal, be it regional, be it local, it&#8217;s impossible,” Tuggar said November 4 during a press briefing in Berlin.
The Daily Wire has reached out to Bruesewitz for more details.

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The Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump friendship that nobody saw coming got another boost on Monday night, when the president dropped a video on TikTok featuring her song that was immediately called &#8220;pretty incredible&#8221; by the rapper.
Trump and First Lady Melania bring back their iconic dance to Nicki Minaj’s 2012 hit “Beez in the Trap,” a song that’s once again blowing up on social media.
Under the TikTok video, a mashup of Minaj and &#8220;What&#8217;s up&#8221; by 4 Blondes, is Minaj herself, commenting: &#8220;This is pretty incredible. Thank you.&#8221;
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<section><a title="@whitehouse" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whitehouse?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@whitehouse</a>The best to ever do it 🇺🇸<a title="♬ original sound - The White House" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7568669763774909197?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound &#8211; The White House</a></section>
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Users quickly noticed the Minaj praise, and called it &#8220;the Nicki and Trump collab we didn&#8217;t know we needed.&#8221;
&#8220;Nicki Minaj and President Trump teaming up was not on my 2025 bingo card,&#8221; another said.
The White House posted the video with Minaj&#8217;s music days after she praised Trump for condemning the killing of Christians in Nigeria. On Saturday, Minaj <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-deep-sense-of-gratitude-nicki-minaj-praises-trump-for-action-on-persecuted-christians">said</a> she had a &#8220;deep sense of gratitude&#8221; seeing Trump pledge to stand up for the persecuted.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.
Numerous countries all… <a href="https://t.co/2M5sPiviQu">pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude,&#8221; Minaj said. &#8220;We live in a country where we can freely worship God. Thank you to the President and his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian. Let&#8217;s remember to lift them up in prayer.&#8221;
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, praised Minaj for using her platform to stand up for the Christians in Nigeria, inviting her to visit with him at the embassy in New York.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a>, thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, “Enough!”
If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the… <a href="https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd">https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1984609886626308236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump&#8217;s initial comment that won praise from Minaj said that Christianity was &#8220;facing an existential threat in Nigeria.”
“Thousands of Christians are being killed,” he wrote. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”
“When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!” the president continued. “The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!”
Trump has threatened to take military action in Nigeria and pull all U.S. aid from the country.
&#8220;They&#8217;re killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria&#8230; and killing them in very large numbers,&#8221; Trump said on Air Force One Sunday. &#8220;We aren&#8217;t going to allow that to happen.&#8221;

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Rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/al-sharptons-group-nicki-minaj-uninformed-spread-false-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicki Minaj</a> praised President Donald Trump on Saturday morning for taking action to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
Trump announced on Friday that he&#8217;s designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern due to relentless persecution of Christians by radical Islamist terrorists.
&#8220;Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude,&#8221; Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, posted to X. &#8220;We live in a country where we can freely worship God. No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion.&#8221;
&#8220;We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror &amp; it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice.&#8221;
&#8220;Thank you to The President &amp; his team for taking this seriously,&#8221; the rapper added. &#8220;God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.&#8221;
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Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.
No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.
Numerous countries all… <a href="https://t.co/2M5sPiviQu">pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
In a follow-up post, Minaj, who was raised Christian, stressed that people of all faiths must be allowed to worship freely. &#8220;[T]here are &#8216;extremists&#8217; in every religion,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Sending love to our Muslim Barbz. Every single one of us should be able to worship in peace.&#8221; (Minaj fans call themselves &#8220;barbz.&#8221;)
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Exactly &amp; there are “extremists” in every religion. 
Sending love to our Muslim Barbz. 
Every single one of us should be able to worship in peace. <a href="https://t.co/F25K2V6r8q">https://t.co/F25K2V6r8q</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984569771300458789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz thanked Minaj for using her platform to draw attention to the persecution of Christians and invited her to speak with him &#8220;in more depth&#8221; about what the Trump administration is doing &#8220;to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.&#8221;
&#8220;[Nicki Minaj], thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria,&#8221; Waltz posted to X Saturday morning. &#8220;We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, &#8216;Enough!'&#8221;
&#8220;If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the US Embassy to the United Nations,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I would love to speak with you in more depth about what our administration is doing to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a>, thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, “Enough!”
If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the… <a href="https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd">https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1984609886626308236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump&#8217;s Truth Social post said that &#8220;Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria.&#8221;
&#8220;Thousands of Christians are being killed,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.&#8221;
&#8220;When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!&#8221; POTUS continued. &#8220;I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter, and report back to me.&#8221;
&#8220;The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!&#8221;
As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-designates-nigeria-a-country-of-particular-concern-after-untold-slaughter-of-christians">The Daily Wire</a>, Nigeria was designated as a CPC during Trump&#8217;s first term in the White House, but that was reversed by the Biden administration.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-bad-nicki-minaj-congratulates-ben-shapiro-on-chart-topping-rap-debut">‘Not Bad’: Nicki Minaj Congratulates Ben Shapiro On Chart-Topping Rap Debut</a>

‘A Deep Sense Of Gratitude’: Nicki Minaj Praises Trump For Action On Persecuted Christians

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