American rapper Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump on stage at a rally in Michigan on Sunday, telling supporters that he has “changed the energy of the country” as Republicans push for votes ahead of the midterm elections.
“He’s given us a future to look forward to,” she said, after Trump praised her appearance and called her up to speak.
Minaj, who has described herself as Trump’s “number one fan” despite criticising some of his policies during his first term, appeared at the rally in Port Huron in a gold Gucci suit. She led the crowd in chants of Trump’s name and those of Republican candidates in the state.
“We really need all these great people to be elected, because this is a major turning point for our country,” she said.
As she left the stage, Trump said: “She never looked more beautiful. She gets it. She’s smart.”
Earlier in his speech, Trump had made a crude remark about a male Republican candidate before turning to Minaj. “By the way, I looked at a beautiful ass before,” he said. “Nicki Minaj. That’s hard to miss.” He asked her to stand as the crowd cheered, and added that he hoped she was not “insulted” by the comment.
The Trinidad and Tobago-born singer travelled to Michigan with Trump aboard Air Force One. In a video posted on X, she is seen with an aide on the presidential plane, pretending to interview for the vacant White House press secretary job. The post became open after Katie Zacharia left five days after a shaky public debut.
Minaj has previously lent her support to Trump, including on his claims that Christians face persecution in Nigeria and his “gold card” visa, which offers residency and a path to US citizenship.
The rally comes with Michigan’s Senate race tightening. Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is locked in a close contest with Republican Mike Rogers, with just over a week to the 3 November midterms, which will decide which party controls Congress for the rest of Trump’s term. Former President Barack Obama campaigned with El-Sayed on Saturday.
In his speech, Trump focused on El-Sayed’s Muslim faith and background, alleging that he would “invite jihadists” into America if elected. El-Sayed has condemned such remarks as Islamophobic. In an ad last week, he said Trump was using his name and faith “to distract us from the suffering his policies are inflicting on us at the pump, at the grocery store, and at the doctor’s office.”
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