Rapper Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump onstage at a Michigan rally on Sunday, October 25, 2026, traveling aboard Air Force One to stump for Republican midterm candidates while praising the president for changing the country’s energy.
Stepping up to the podium in Port Huron dressed in a gold-colored Gucci suit, the Trinidad and Tobago-born artist led the crowd in chanting the president’s name and urged voters to back local GOP candidates ahead of the November 3 nationwide elections. Minaj, who described herself as Trump’s number one fan despite past disagreements over first-term immigration policies, told the rally that the vote represents a major turning point for our country.
Nicki Minaj Joins President on Air Force One
The appearance marked a new high-water mark for the hip-hop star’s increasingly public political alignment with the administration during its second term. Traveling to the border city aboard the presidential aircraft, Minaj filmed a video with White House communications director Steven Cheung where she jokingly pretended to interview for the open White House press secretary role left vacant after Katie Zacharia’s departure, a clip shared on X.
The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star has increasingly voiced support for the president and recently appeared with him at a Republican campaign rally in Michigan, telling the crowd she was honored to work with a leader who represents resilience.
President Trump, it is an honor to stand with you every single time, and I will continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you again.
Nicki Minaj, Rapper
As the crowd cheered her on, the president observed that attendees were going crazy over her, praising her as a very special person who gets it and is smart. Before inviting her to take the microphone, Trump led into the introduction with personal remarks about her appearance, segueing from a comment about a male candidate’s rear end to call her hard to miss and stating that he hoped she was not insulted by the remark. Trump also joked that he did not like being overshadowed by the queen of rap, later posting on X that they may have found a new White House press secretary.
When she took the microphone, Minaj also turned her focus to cultural issues, telling attendees that families want people to leave the children alone, leave them out of sex changes, right?
Midterm Campaign Stakes in Michigan and Georgia
The star-studded event comes as both political parties mount aggressive final pushes before the November 3 vote that will decide control of Congress for the remainder of Trump’s presidency. Former President Barack Obama held a rally in the state on Saturday to support El-Sayed, describing the upcoming election as the last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration.
While stumping in Michigan, Trump used his speech to target El-Sayed’s Muslim faith, alleging that the Democratic candidate would invite jihadists into America.
Nicki Minaj while speaking at Trump’s rally today in Michigan:“We want our children to grow up in a place where we can proud of, we don’t want our children to be bombarded with sex changes, right?” pic.twitter.com/CG4KGZbUy6
Formal Role for Rapper Remains Undecided
Neither the campaign nor representatives for the rapper have detailed what formal role, if any, she will play in subsequent campaign stops as the midterm clock winds down.
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Donald Trump says Nicki Minaj has a “beautiful a**” during rally in Port Huron, Michigan: “That’s hard to miss. Stand up” pic.twitter.com/EVbHdDw0t0