{"id":14251,"date":"2025-12-22T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14251"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:44:15","slug":"nicki-minaj-makes-surprise-appearance-at-turning-point-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14251","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj makes surprise appearance at Turning Point conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-2.jpg 799w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-2-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-2-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance on Sunday at Turning Point USA\u2019s annual \u201cAmericaFest\u201d conference, where she talked to the organization\u2019s Erika Kirk about President Trump and mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minaj criticized Newsom over his support for transgender health care for minors. She also discouraged the prominent Democrat from running for president, suggesting he \u201cget on the nearest Jet Ski and let that beautiful hair blow in the wind. It will make you happier than this race that you will not win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want you to say whatever you want to say to Mr. Newsom,\u201d Kirk told Minaj at one point in their conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDear Newscum,\u201d Minaj said, using a nickname Trump has used for the California governor in the past. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I would say to Gavvy-poo,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine Drugmakers AGREE To Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Most Favored Nation&#8217; Policy To Lower Some Prices | TRENDING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fall, Trump threatened to mobilize U.S. forces on Islamist terrorists killing Christians in Nigeria, placing blame on Nigerian leaders for not working on the problem and labeling it a \u201ccountry of particular concern\u201d (CPC) because of religious violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minaj praised Trump\u2019s move to label Nigeria a CPC, saying on the social platform X in early November, \u201cThank you to The President &amp; his team for taking this seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rapper has also recently taken swings at Newsom on her X feed, with one post from earlier this month reading \u201clooks like there\u2019s some new scum on the timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, with regard to the current administration, what has been \u2014 maybe the biggest surprise for you, or something that you just \u2014 really has been put on your heart, that you\u2019ve learned about our president and our vice president?\u201d Kirk asked Minaj during the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president,\u201d the rapper replied. \u201cHe has, I don\u2019t know if he even knows this, but he\u2019s given so many people hope that there\u2019s a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact. 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