In an interview with Eric Cortellessa for Time<\/a>, Nicki Minaj<\/a> spoke about her embrace of Donald Trump<\/a> and suggested that Jay-Z\u2019s <\/a>friendship with former President Barack Obama<\/a> cost him \u201ca lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout her career, Minaj has often hinted that she leans conservative, but until Trump\u2019s second term, she mostly kept her politics to herself. Speaking with Cortellessa at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort, she admitted that she was disappointed by Obama and never felt comfortable with the assertion that Black celebrities would and should vote for the Democratic presidential candidate. But in discussing her growing disillusionment with the party, she also criticized Obama\u2019s friendship with Jay-Z, with whom she has famously feuded.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Jay-Z ended up costing Obama a lot, whether he knows it or not,\u201d she said. \u201cLots of rappers don\u2019t like Jay-Z and were afraid to say it.\u201d Jay-Z supported Obama\u2019s presidential campaign in 2008 and participated in his 2012 re-election campaign. He also supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and has been critical of Trump.<\/p>\n Minaj has accused Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation of attempting to sabotage her career, and alleged that he owes her<\/a> somewhere between $100 to $200 million.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Elsewhere in the interview, she implied one of the incidents that led to her public support of the Republican party<\/a> was when she was criticized for sharing COVID-19 vaccine skepticism on social media. In 2021, she suggested that her cousin in Trinidad had \u201cswollen testicles\u201d after taking the vaccine. Despite the assertion, Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Health Minister, Terrence Deyalsingh, held a press conference to assert there was no evidence the vaccine could cause swelling in the testicles.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess they had examined everyone\u2019s testicles in Trinidad and came back to tell me that I was lying,\u201d she said. Before that, however, she had started to drift closer to conservatism and publicly endorsing Trump, but she remained quiet until recently. \u201cI felt that way already about him, just that I didn\u2019t dare act like that publicly,\u201d she added. \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 Several swatting incidents at her home in Los Angeles, which remain unsolved, also inspired her to publicly support Trump. When she put out a plea with California Governor Gavin Newsom to offer her some help solving the repeated swatting attacks, he never responded. When another incident happened in April 2025, however, Florida congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna reached out to offer her some help.<\/p>\n \u201cI was shocked,\u201d Minaj said \u201cI\u2019d never seen anyone in politics treat me that way \u2026 That\u2019s what made me say that I don\u2019t care to keep this a secret anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Only 1 Person Has Been Approved for Trump’s $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa: Is It Nicki Minaj?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Doja Cat Jokingly Compares Her Cat to Nicki Minaj for Chewing Wires: \u2018Let Go, Nicki\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Nicki Minaj’s L.A. Mansion Targeted by Alleged Trespasser, Suspect Arrested<\/span><\/p>\n Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak Spotted Together Again in Los Angeles<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Tommy Richman Shares New Song “Changes,” Inspired by His Mother’s ‘Life-Changing’ Hearing Surgery<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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