She then called the Vice President an “assassin” in front of the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in an awkward attempt to describe JD Vance’s political style.
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Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a political convention run by the widow of Charlie Kirk, with the rapper singing the praises of Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Minaj, real name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, called the US President and Vice-President “role models” for young men after she arrived at the Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference hand-in-hand with Erika Kirk, the wife of political activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September.
Kirk founded Turning Point USA and was the not-for-profit organisation’s leader up until his death. His widow, Erika, now runs the conservative activist group.
The rap star was interviewed at the Arizona event by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, about her newly found support for Trump — someone she had condemned in the past — and about her actions denouncing violence against Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj told the crowd of gathered Republicans: “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. Both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to.”
Then, in a horror gaffe, the 43-year-old rapper called JD Vance an “assassin” in front of Kirk’s widow. She was attempting to describe JD Vance’s political style at the time.
Minaj appeared to freeze up, seemingly regretting her words. The crowd murmured as Kirk appeared to wipe a tear from one of her eyes, with Minaj putting a hand over her own mouth, things seemed to go from bad to worse.
Kirk’s widow took the slip-up with grace, however, telling the crowd that had gathered in tribute of her late-husband: “If the internet wants to clip it, who cares? I love this woman.”
Minaj said she was tired of being “pushed around,” and she said that speaking your mind with different ideas is controversial because “people are no longer using their minds.”
Vance also received an endorsement from Erika Kirk during the Arizona event, even though he has not disclosed if he will run for the White House at the next election.
At one point, Kirk thanked Minaj for being “courageous,” despite the backlash she received from the entertainment industry for her support for Trump. Minaj replied with: “I didn’t notice.”
Last month, the rapper took to social media to reveal herself as a fan of Trump and his polices. She shared a message that was originally posted by the US President about Christian persecution in Nigeria.
Trump had floated the idea of implementing sanctions for the West African nation on his Truth Social platform.
“Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God,” Minaj wrote on X. She was then invited to speak at a panel at the US mission to the United Nations along with US Ambassador Mike Waltz and other religious leaders.
In 2018, the Trinidadian-born star was one of several celebrities that condemned Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, which saw more than 5,000 children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. Back then, she shared her own story of arriving to the country at five-years-old, describing herself as an “illegal immigrant.”
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