President Trump’s Michigan rally turns into spectacle featuring Nicki Minaj
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President Donald J. Trump used his Port Huron, Michigan rally to gush over rapper Nicki Minaj’s appearance, while Minaj publicly praised his campaign message and urged voters to back the Republican ticket. The episode also revived talk of whether she could someday serve as White House press secretary.
President Donald J. Trump traveled to Port Huron, Michigan, on Air Force One accompanied by rapper Nicki Minaj. During a rally on Sunday, the president delivered yet another crude comment about a woman’s body, saying he had noticed her “beautiful ass” and then awkwardly added that he hoped she was not offended. Minaj responded on stage by thanking the president for “changing the energy of the country” and urging voters to support the Republican ticket, calling the election a “major turning point for our country.”
The president’s communications director, Steven Cheung, posted a video of Minaj aboard Air Force One discussing the administration’s economic and foreign-policy agenda, then floated the idea that she might become the new White House press secretary, a position that became vacant after the dismissal of Katie Zacharia. The White House’s official X account reacted with an eyeball emoji, and adviser Alex Bruesewitz asked supporters for their opinion on the idea.
Minaj, a Grammy-nominated artist born in Trinidad and Tobago, has publicly expressed strong support for President Trump, describing herself as his “number one fan.” The rally also featured the president’s remarks about other political figures, including a comment on Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s physique and praise for candidates Ed Gallrein and Mike Collins.