After publicly supporting Donald Trump and the Republican Party in recent months, Nicki Minaj is opening up about why she became vocal in her support for the President.
During an interview with Time, Minaj says a major reason that she was turned off to Democrats was that after her home was “swatted” several times after trolls would call the police and trigger outsized responses, she requested time to sit down with Governor Gavin Newsom, who allegedly didn’t reply.
“He just completely ignored me, with all the money I spent in taxes,” she says.
In 2025, Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna offered assistance to Minaj, and it solidified the interest she had in the Republican party. She even considered taking her support public.
“I was shocked,” Minaj says of the response to her swatting. “I’d never seen anyone in politics treat me that way. That’s what made me say that I don’t care to keep this a secret anymore.”
