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Nicki Minaj's Trump Endorsement Sparks Backlash from Fans

12/24/2025

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Rapper Nicki Minaj endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest.
She praised Trump and Vice President JD Vance and urged young men to emulate them.
Fans grew disillusioned, with some threatening to stop supporting her music.
Critics, including civil rights leaders, condemned the alignment as contradicting her immigrant background from Trinidad and Tobago, and LGBTQ+ groups backed backlash after she criticized Gavin Newsom for supporting trans youth.

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Rapper Nicki Minaj endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest.
She praised Trump and Vice President JD Vance and urged young men to emulate them.
Fans grew disillusioned, with some threatening to stop supporting her music.
Critics, including civil rights leaders, condemned the alignment as contradicting her immigrant background from Trinidad and Tobago, and LGBTQ+ groups backed backlash after she criticized Gavin Newsom for supporting trans youth.