Dec 21, 2025 12:07pm PT Nicki Minaj Joins Erika Kirk for Turning Point Q&A, Reaffirming Anti-Trans, Pro-Trump Views and, in a Faux Pas, Praising ‘the Assassin JD Vance’ By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest Taylor Swift’s Last Two ‘The End of an Era’ Episodes Get Bumped Up to Pre-Christmas Airdate 3 days ago Cheap Trick Defends Performing at Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors Amid Backlash: ‘We Agreed to Do It’ to ‘Pay Tribute to Our Lifelong Brothers in KISS’ 4 days ago Joe Ely, Texas Country-Rock Hero Who Grew His Fan Base Touring With the Clash, Dies at 78 6 days ago See All Nicki Minaj sat for a conversation with Erika Kirk at the Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix Sunday morning, calling conservative activists “the cool kids” in the midst of extolling her growing admiration for the current administration and her disdain for the usurping of traditional gender roles. The most unfortunately memorable moment came when the superstar rapper praised “the assassin JD Vance,” leading to some awkward silence, with Kirk’s husband Charlie having been cut down by a sniper three and a half months ago. Erika Kirk came around to acknowledging there had been a faux pas on Minaj’s part, but added that it was OK because “we know what’s in your heart..” Related Stories Sleepy Trump Dreams of Zohran Mamdani While Pete Hegseth Rants About Booze in Wacky 'SNL' Cold Open How to Watch Bowen Yang's Final 'SNL' Episode (With Ariana Grande and Cher) Live Online Minaj further expressed her complete “respect and admiration” for “the handsome, dashing” President Trump; elaborated on her recent anti-trans statements; dug deeper into her antipathy for trans-supportive California governor Gavin Newsom; and suggested that white women have been the victims of reverse discrimination, as the beauty of Black women has been elevated.
