How did the rapper and the president get so tight? Here's a full look at what led to this

Eons ago, in the last, heady pre-pandemic moments of February 2020, Nicki Minaj appeared at the Pollstar Live 2020 where she spoke widely about her life, career choices, social media posts, and more. Unsurprisingly, because this was the start of what would be one of the most deranged election years in American history, politics came up. At the time, Minaj stated plainly, “I’m not gonna jump on the Donald Trump bandwagon.”

Smash-cut to fall 2026 and Minaj has not only jumped on the bandwagon, but fully embraced her new role as a MAGA mouthpiece.…