Rapper Nicki Minaj made a shock look at a Turning Point USA occasion Sunday, the place she praised “handsome” and “dashing” President Donald Trump.
The rap star was interviewed by Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, about her newly discovered assist for Trump — somebody she had condemned previously — and her actions denouncing violence towards Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj used her time on stage on the gathering of conservatives in Arizona to reward Trump and Vice President JD Vance, calling them “role models” for younger males.
She mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom, referring to him as New-scum, a nickname Trump gave him.
“For young men, don’t be Newscum,” she stated. “You have amazing role models like our handsome dashing president. And you have amazing role models like JD Vance, our vice president.”
“This administration is full of people with heart and soul, and they make me proud of them. Our vice president, he makes me … well, I love both of them,” Minaj continued. “Both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to.”
Minaj stated she was bored with being “pushed around,” and he or she stated that talking your thoughts with completely different concepts is controversial as a result of “people are no longer using their minds.”
Kirk, who took over as chief of Turning Point USA after the homicide of her husband, thanked Minaj for being “courageous,” regardless of the backlash she is receiving from the leisure trade for expressing assist for Trump.
“I didn’t notice,” Minaj stated. “We don’t even think about them.” Kirk then stated “we don’t have time to. We’re too busy building, right?”
“We’re the cool kids,” Minaj stated.
The Trinidadian-born rapper is greatest identified for her hits Super Freaky Girl, Anaconda and Starships. She has been nominated for 12 Grammy awards over the course of her profession.
In 2018, Minaj was one in all a number of celebrities condemning Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration coverage that break up greater than 5,000 youngsters from their households on the Mexico border. Back then, she shared her personal story of arriving to the nation at 5 years outdated, describing herself as an “illegal immigrant.”
“This is so scary to me. Please stop this. Can you try to imagine the terror & panic these kids feel right now?” she posted then on Instagram.
On Sunday on stage with Erika Kirk, Minaj stated, “it’s OK to change your mind.”
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