<p id=”par-1_93″>No one can accuse Nicki Minaj of not speaking her truth, even if that truth is more than a little hypocritical. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/nicki-minaj-sparks-buzz-ai-images-donald-trump-rocking-pink-presidents-day.html/”>Minaj’s endorsement of President Donald Trump </a>has been a stunning and unexpected about-face from the rapper who once called his immigration policies “heartbreaking.” Minaj has transformed into the sitting president’s biggest celebrity ally, but she insists she’s not the only one. Minaj recently claimed that lots of celebrities support the president and his policies — they just aren’t willing to say it out loud. The backlash over the comments has been swift.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-a-brief-timeline-of-nicki-minaj-s-drift-towards-maga”>A Brief Timeline of Nicki Minaj’s Drift Towards MAGA</h2>
<p id=”par-2_75″>Nicki Minaj’s MAGA drift might have shocked some fans, but she has never been particularly left-leaning. In fact, she made comments aligning herself with the Republican Party in a Lil Wayne song as far back as 2012, before Donald Trump made a successful bid for the presidency. Still, she appeared to be at least hesitant to endorse Donald Trump back in 2020. That year, she remained non-committal, but did appear unhappy with his immigration policies.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_77″>She kept mostly quiet on politics in the intervening years, but made a massive leap into the political arena in late 2025, when she used her social media platform to praise the sitting president. In a now-deleted tweet, she referred to her visit to the United Nations as a “MAGA flex,” and later appeared at a Turning Point USA event. Since then, she’s been very public about her allegiance, though some fans presume she has ulterior motives.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-is-it-all-for-citizenship”>Is it all for citizenship? </h2>
<p id=”par-4_62″>The timing of Minaj’s political evolution is impossible to ignore. The famed rapper seems to be aligning herself with the political party she believes will ensure her citizenship. During a 2024 TikTok Live, she revealed, “I’m not a citizen of America. Isn’t that crazy?” adding that she believed she deserved “honorary citizenship” for the millions of dollars she had paid in taxes.</p>
<p id=”par-5_43″>Her alignment with the president also coincides with her revelation that she obtained <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/nicki-minajs-free-of-charge-citizenship-claims-raise-questions-where-was-she-born.html/”>Trump’s “gold card,”</a> a $5 million immigration program that makes holders eligible for permanent residency and eventual citizenship. It is unclear exactly where her immigration status stands at the moment.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-nicki-minaj-claims-all-celebrities-support-president-donald-trump-secretly”>Nicki Minaj claims all celebrities support President Donald Trump secretly </h2>
<p id=”par-6_45″>Nicki Minaj’s political evolution is continuing, and as she makes more comments, she’s making more enemies. While her fans have long been troubled by her political affiliations, celebrities have mostly avoided commenting. Her most recent comments, during <a href=”https://time.com/article/2026/05/14/nicki-minaj-trump/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>a TIME Magazine</a> sit-down, have everyone paying attention.</p>
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<p id=”par-7_118″>She told the magazine that the music industry has long operated with an unspoken rule that artists publicly support Democrats, saying, “It’s been ingrained in everyone’s brain in the music business that we are supposed to be a Democratic family. I just knew they would not like me supporting Trump.” She insists that doesn’t mean they aren’t privately supportive of Trump and his team. Minaj theorized that many celebrities secretly support the president but refuse to admit it publicly for fear of backlash. She didn’t name any names on that front. Still, she insists it is happening. She also inexplicablyn went in on<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/barack-obama-once-opened-up-about-his-little-bond-with-jay-z.html/”> Jay-Z and Barack Obama </a>during the chat, but that’s a story for another day. </p>