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Nicki Minaj Backs Trump at Rally, Urges Midterms Vote

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Rapper Nicki Minaj publicly backed U.S. President Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Port Huron, Michigan.
Minaj pledged to support Trump again if he runs for another term, despite the 22nd Amendment.
She urged voters to back Senate candidate Mike Rogers and gubernatorial candidate John James in the midterms.
White House communications director Steven Cheung posted on X calling Minaj a possible new press secretary.

History

After donating to Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kanye West praised Donald Trump in 2018, meeting him at White House on October 11. The encounter with Republican operatives reflected a growing trend of entertainers serving as GOP spokespersons—a pattern that deepened when West launched a 2020 presidential bid, drawing GOP legal aid and ballot-access help. He secured 70,000 votes in 12 states.

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After donating to Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kanye West praised Donald Trump in 2018, meeting him at White House on October 11. The encounter with Republican operatives reflected a growing trend of entertainers serving as GOP spokespersons—a pattern that deepened when West launched a 2020 presidential bid, drawing GOP legal aid and ballot-access help. He secured 70,000 votes in 12 states.

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