Nicki Minaj Urges Young Americans to Vote Red in Midterms
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Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared on the program My View with Lara Trump and urged young Americans to take part in the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections, including local races, and to "vote red." She said young voters should not assume their voices do not matter and that they would live with the results of current election decisions. Minaj restated her support for President Donald Trump, calling him authentic and saying she had made it her mission to support him. She has also served as a celebrity judge for the Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition. In the same interview she criticized Democrats as too caught up in pop culture and described her own career as an example of the American dream.
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Unpacked
Right-leaning coverage reports that Nicki Minaj told young Americans on Lara Trump's show their voices are necessary, to vote in local elections, and to "vote red now," while saying she has made it her mission to support President Trump. The same interview, as carried by Fox News, also includes her charge that Democrats act childish after getting too caught up in pop culture and her claim that her rise was the American dream. A separate account at Breitbart skips those lines and instead recounts her prior criticism of Gavin Newsom and her endorsement of Byron Donalds. Left-leaning coverage has not reported the appearance, so those readers would miss a major hip-hop star urging young voters to back Republicans in the midterms.
Has Minaj's young fan base answered that vote-red call, or has the pitch circulated only among viewers already watching Lara Trump?
Bottom line
Unless you read Fox News or Breitbart, you would not know Nicki Minaj went on Lara Trump's show and told young Americans to "vote red now" ahead of the midterms.
The receipts — 4 facts one side's coverage lacks
- Nicki Minaj, appearing on My View with Lara Trump, urged young Americans to vote in local elections and to "vote red now."
- Minaj recently served as a celebrity judge for the Small Business Administration's Million Dollar Pitch Competition in partnership with the Trump administration.
- President Trump praised Minaj, calling her a "fantastic person."
- Minaj said Trump brings a candid, unedited vibe to the White House that viewers have never seen before, and that seeing someone go off script makes you feel alive.
The Right View
Fox News, the New York Post, and Breitbart reported the same interview, centering Minaj’s call for young people to vote and to "vote red," her praise of Trump’s unscripted style, her SBA judging role, and her claim that Democrats have acted petty toward artists. All three treat the remarks as a notable celebrity endorsement of Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. Breitbart added earlier Minaj comments, including praise for Trump over violence against Christians in Nigeria, criticism of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, and an endorsement of Rep. Byron Donalds for Florida governor.
Our Take (balanced)
The story is substantive as a record of public remarks—named speaker, named program, specific quoted language, and a named federal partnership—but thin as an account of electoral or governmental change; it is celebrity advocacy, not a document dump or disputed official act. Established: Minaj said these things on My View with Lara Trump and has publicly aligned with Trump and Republican candidates. Alleged or interpretive material in the coverage (how much the comments will matter, how Democrats "act") is commentary, not independently verified fact. No left-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch for the full interview, any campaign or party use of the remarks, and whether later reporting adds documents or official responses rather than the same quotes.
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