Rapper Nicki Minaj publicly endorsed President Donald Trump on stage at a Republican campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, 25 October, ahead of the November midterm elections. The Nicki Minaj Trump rally appearance came as Trump renewed attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, according to Euronews.
According to Euronews, Minaj travelled aboard Air Force One, joined Trump on stage and told the crowd "We love Trump". She also promised to support him "forever". Africanews separately reported that Minaj joined Trump at the Michigan Republican rally and declared her support for the president.
At the rally, Trump questioned the loyalty to the United States of Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, according to Euronews. El-Sayed has repeatedly rejected the allegations, the outlet reported. Premium Times (NG) also reported that Trump made remarks about Minaj’s appearance at the rally, his latest such comment after two earlier occasions this year when he praised her looks. Only a headline and short excerpt of that report were available, so its details could not be fully checked.
A video shared by White House communications director Steven Cheung showed the rapper joking about becoming the administration’s press secretary, according to Euronews.
Euronews notes a shift in Minaj’s public position. In 2020, she criticised the Trump administration’s strict immigration policies, particularly the separation of children from their parents at the US border. Euronews describes her increasingly public support for Trump as a notable political turn for a rapper whose provocative performances and sexually explicit lyrics have often sparked controversy.
The sources do not include a response from Trump, Minaj or El-Sayed’s campaign to the rally remarks, nor the rally’s attendance or the full text of Trump’s comments. The Air Force One travel and press secretary video details rest on Euronews alone. The midterm elections are in November, and the Senate race involving El-Sayed is ongoing.
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