Nicki Minaj, a high-profile Trump supporter, visited the White Home and posed with portraits of the president.
Minaj’s political beliefs have shifted, producing debate as she distances from her historically liberal fanbase.
Trump praised Minaj as a ‘frequent sense’ individual, regardless of her divisive help for his administration.
Nicki Minaj made a go to to the White Home this week, the place Donald Trump as soon as once more sang her praises.
The rapper was in Washington D.C. to attend Rose Backyard Membership Lunch, a gathering that usually serves as a social and political occasion for administration officers or invited supporters. Throughout Trump’s speech on the occasion on Monday, July 6, he referred to as out Nicki Minaj, referring to her as “so sizzling” whereas gushing about her rising help for his administration.
All through each of his phrases, Trump has been vocal about his appreciation for celeb supporters, and Minaj has turn into one of many highest-profile entertainers to publicly align herself with him lately.
Whereas discussing Nicki and singing her praises, Trump described her as “so sizzling” earlier than reiterating that he doesn’t essentially view her as a Republican or perhaps a conservative. As a substitute, he mentioned he considers Minaj a “frequent sense individual.”
He additionally declared that Minaj is “a lady that’s revered by everyone.”
The remarks got here forward of Minaj’s White Home go to later that very same day, which additional emphasised the rapper’s rising ties to the president.
Nicki later made her method into the White Home, the place she posed subsequent to a portrait of Trump and a winked whereas pointing to a drawing of former President Joe Biden’s “autopen.”
She additionally posted an image of her and her “bestie” Carolina Urrea, the spouse of Trump Advisor Alex Bruesewitz.
“Once you AND ya bestie poppin. Like?!?!! Alex is a fortunate man #WhitehouseBarbie,” she wrote in her caption.
Minaj’s embrace of Trump marked a dramatic change from the general public picture she cultivated for a lot of her profession.
Over the previous a number of years, the rapper has more and more aligned herself with conservative voices and causes, producing debate amongst followers. She has appeared alongside conservative commentator Erika Kirk and has echoed conservative viewpoints on points starting from tradition to rap music.
As her political beliefs have turn into extra outstanding, Minaj has obtained reward from conservatives whereas dealing with criticism from some longtime supporters who’ve questioned her new path. Over the course of her profession, individuals of coloration and LGBTQ+ individuals have been a few of her most loyal supporters–a lot of whom now take situation along with her supporting a president who persistently speaks out in opposition to their rights.
Whatever the backlash, Nicki has solely gotten nearer to Trump and his administration over the previous few months.
