Nicki Minaj’s political period simply acquired one other remix — and this one is trending exhausting to the best. The rapper, as soon as finest identified for chart-toppers and pop-culture chaos, now appears totally dedicated to her MAGAfication arc, full with anti-trans speaking factors, Trump-era applause, and a shock drive-by on California Governor Gavin Newsom.What began as a social media swipe rapidly spiraled right into a one-sided feud, with Minaj live-tweeting insults, casting Newsom as a failed motion hero, and doubling down on rhetoric that neatly echoes the Trump administration’s culture-war playbook.
On December 12, the singer used her X account to criticise California Governor’s pro-trans statements, calling his marketing campaign technique “one-sided” and accusing him of exploiting trans kids for political acquire. Her posts adopted Newsom’s December 11 look on The Ezra Klein Present, the place he mentioned, “I wish to see trans youngsters… There’s no governor that’s executed extra pro-trans laws than I’ve.”Minaj’s opening salvo learn: “Think about being the man working on eager to see trans youngsters. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Regular adults get up & assume they wish to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY youngsters. Not Gav. The Gav Nots. GavOUT. Ship within the subsequent man, I’m bored.”She went on: “Gavin is the lovable boy who acquired every thing handed to him b/c of how cute & horny & scorching & smoking he was. […] He thinks he’s Tom Cruise solely distinction is, his subsequent mission IS not possible. He ought to get one other main position.”In a 3rd put up she added, “Oh Gavvy pooh, it solely will get worse from right here for you, buddy,” and suggested Newsom to “Get on the closest jet ski & let that lovely hair blow within the wind. It would make you happier than this race that you’ll not win.”Minaj’s critique of Newsom got here a day after she praised Vice President J D Vance on December 11, writing “The Vance > The Gav Nots” in response to Vance’s put up “Nicki > Cardi.” She additionally reposted an AI-generated video of herself and Vance dancing to her verse from the track “Bang Bang.”This isn’t the primary time Minaj aligned with the Trump administration’s anti-trans agenda. Final month she reposted an official White Home TikTok set to her track “Va Va Voom,” which touted amongst its achievements “No males in ladies’s sports activities.”Newsom’s help for trans rights has additionally drawn criticism from the best. After the X account of America PAC quoted his Klein Present clip, Newsom’s press workplace replied to the account of Elon Musk with “Appropriate. We’re sorry your daughter hates you, Elon.” Musk’s trans daughter Vivian Wilson has publicly condemned him, and Musk himself later wrote that she “has a tragic psychological sickness brought on by the evil woke thoughts virus you push on susceptible kids” and that he hopes she “recovers.”