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Nicki Minaj suffered an inappropriate blunder while appearing as a surprise guest during a Q&A at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Arizona on Sunday alongside Erika Kirk.
The awkward moment happened after Kirk asked Minaj (who has become increasingly supportive online of the Trump administration in recent months) to share a message to the young men in the audience.
In response, the “Everybody” musician took aim at California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) while warning young men not to be like “Newscum,” referring to President Donald Trump’s insulting nickname for the governor.
“Young men, you have amazing role models like our handsome dashing president,” Minaj said. “And you have amazing role models like the assassin JD Vance, our vice president.”
Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj, soon realized she made a major faux pas by mentioning the word “assassin” in front of Erika Kirk, the wife of the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Erika Kirk stepped in as the chairwoman and CEO of Turning Point USA following the assassination of her husband in September.
Appearing to ruminate over her gaffe, Minaj paused and tilted her head down before covering her mouth with her hand as some people in the crowd laughed.
Kirk appeared to not take offense to Minaj’s words, telling her with a smile, “Trust me, there is nothing new under the sun that I have not heard. So you’re fine.”
Consoling Minaj over her mistake, Kirk told her, “I love you,” before telling the crowd, “You have to laugh about it. Truly, I have been called every single thing, and you know what, God is so good, you let it roll right off your back.”
“If the internet wants to clip [this moment], who cares. I love this woman,” she added of Minaj. “She’s an amazing woman … words are words, but I know her heart. It doesn’t even matter.”
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Elsewhere in the interview, Minaj hurled additional insults at Newsom amid her ongoing beef with the politician. She read a few of her pointed tweets about him, including one in which she slammed the governor’s trans kids stance.
The 12-time Grammy nominee then directly delivered a message to Newsom from the stage.
“Dear Newscum, we don’t have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly. That’s what I would say to Gavy-pooh,” she said.
Minaj also praised the Trump administration, telling Kirk that she has the “utmost respect and admiration for our president.”
“He’s given so many people hope that there is a chance to beat the bad guys and to win, and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact,” she said of Trump.
She also claimed that the Trump administration is “full of people with heart and soul.”
Minaj’s invitation to Turning Point USA comes as she appears to have joined forces with the Trump administration. Last month, the songwriter sang praises to Trump in an X post for speaking out about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Her post came after Trump called the “mass slaughter” in Nigeria an “existential threat” in an Oct. 31 Truth Social post.
Minaj later called for an end to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria at a United Nations event on Nov. 18.
Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance seemingly sided with Minaj over Cardi B amid the rappers’ ongoing rap beef.
“Nicki > Cardi,” Vance wrote in a Dec. 10 X post in response to a now-deleted post by Minaj.
While it’s unclear what Minaj’s original post said, screenshots have floated across social media indicating that she wrote “Vance > Rants.” It is unknown what prompted Minaj’s original tweet or why she deleted it.
Reps for Minaj didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
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