Nicki Minaj Praises ‘Handsome,’ ‘Good Role Model’ President Trump: ‘He’s Given So Many People Hope’

Nicki Minaj is a big fan of President Donald Trump.

The Queen of Rap, 43, made a surprise appearance at the AmericaFest convention, walking out hand-in-hand with Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, 37, to close the conservative organization’s annual event in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, December 21.

“I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. I don’t know if he even knows this, but he’s given so many people hope,” the “Anaconda” rapper gushed, per People, adding that “handsome” and “dashing” Trump was a good “role model.”

The musician said she was supporting Trump, 79, because “I just got tired of being pushed around.”

“I have something inside of me that’s stronger than what’s out there,” she added. “So when you’ve had enough, you realize, ‘Wait a minute, why do I even care about these people and what they think? Who are they?’ They don’t even know who they are. So I’m not going to back down anymore. I’m not going to back down ever again.”

The Trinidadian star had previously criticized Trump in 2018 over his immigration policies and declared that she arrived in the U.S. as an “illegal immigrant” at age 5. In 2024, she told fans on TikTok that she was still not a citizen.

Kirk attended the political gathering for the first time since her husband Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Turning Point USA event in Utah on September 10.