{"id":2416655,"date":"2026-05-14T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2416655"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:43:45","slug":"nicki-minaj-claims-many-celebrities-secretly-support-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nicki-minaj-claims-many-celebrities-secretly-support-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Claims &#8216;Many Celebrities&#8217; Secretly Support Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/nicki-minaj\/\"><b>Nicki Minaj <\/b><\/a>believes that she\u2019s not the only star to endorse <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donald-trump\/\"><b>President Donald Trump<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMany celebrities feel the way I do, but they don\u2019t say it,\u201d Minaj, 43, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/05\/14\/nicki-minaj-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>TIME<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>in a Wednesday, May 13, profile. \u201cSometimes you just need one brave person to get the brunt of the impact. I think I am the catalyst for that change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Minaj, she\u2019s hopeful that her continued advocacy will inspire other celebrities to join her on the front lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHopefully, when they see me and hear me speak and feel my energy that will make them say, \u2018You know what: Who am I afraid of? What am I afraid of?\u2019\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minaj has long supported Trump, 79, since he took office for a nonconsecutive second term 2024, telling <i>TIME <\/i>that she was disappointed by former president <b>Barack Obama<\/b>\u2019s own term as president and had been frustrated that Black performers were often expected to vote for democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI just saw so many videos of Black men saying that they didn\u2019t like the way they felt about that speech that Obama gave,\u201d she recalled, referring to Obama\u2019s 2024 speech campaigning for <b>Kamala Harris <\/b>to be elected POTUS. \u201cThey felt like they weren\u2019t being listened to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Minaj started <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nicki-minaj-receives-signed-bible-from-donald-trump-calls-it-meaningful\/\">exploring Trump\u2019s policies<\/a>, she initially opted against publicizing her political affiliations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI felt that way already about him, just that I didn\u2019t dare act like that publicly,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been ingrained in everyone\u2019s brain in the music business that we are supposed to be a Democratic family. I just knew they would not like me supporting Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minaj had a change of heart in 2025 after her home was the subject of multiple alleged swatting attacks, where congresswoman <b>Anna Paulina Luna <\/b>lent support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/nicki-minajs-best-quotes-about-motherhood-her-son\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/nicki-minajs-best-quotes-about-motherhood-her-son\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Nicki Minaj Says Being a Mom Made Her Less \u2018Selfish\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNicki Minaj became a mom in September 2020 and has been gushing about her son ever since. The Queen Radio host announced her pregnancy news two months ahead of her baby boy\u2019s arrival. \u201c#Preggers. Love. Marriage. Baby carriage,\u201d Minaj captioned her July 2020 baby bump debut via Instagram. \u201cOverflowing with excitement and gratitude. Thank you [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI was shocked. I\u2019d never seen anyone in politics treat me that way,\u201d Minaj said of Luna, 37. \u201cThat\u2019s what made me say that I don\u2019t care to keep this a secret anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minaj has since shared her perspectives at the UN, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nicki-minaj-calls-jd-vance-an-assassin-in-front-of-charlie-kirks-wife\/\"><span class=\"s1\">a Turning Point USA event<\/span><\/a> and even met with Trump himself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI am probably the President\u2019s No. 1 fan,\u201d she stated during a January speech. \u201cAnd that\u2019s not going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minaj is also willing to support Trump\u2019s administration in the upcoming midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span>I\u2019ll do whatever it is,\u201d she told <i>TIME, <\/i>before<i> <\/i>briefly sharing a personal update about her music comeback<i>. <\/i>\u201cI\u2019ve never felt happier. I\u2019ve never felt better. When you can be yourself, you\u2019re happier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj believes that she\u2019s not the only star to endorse President Donald Trump. \u201cMany celebrities feel the way I do, but they don\u2019t say it,\u201d Minaj, 43, told TIME in a Wednesday, May 13, profile. \u201cSometimes you just need one brave person to get the brunt of the impact. 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