Overview
- Minaj praised President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, calling them “people with heart and soul” and saying she loves both of them.
- The backlash has fueled multiple Change.org drives, with one petition reported around 89,000 signatures and another near 48,000, including a campaign that predates her Dec. 21 appearance.
- Coverage notes Minaj is a lawful permanent resident, and civil‑liberties guidance says speech alone is protected, undercutting calls to remove her from the United States.
- PR analysts say the uproar poses reputational and commercial risk; Minaj deactivated Instagram recently, though reports cite stable streaming and no canceled shows or dropped endorsements so far.
- Viral videos show negative reactions to her music and petition text invokes earlier controversies, and the dispute has spread into pop culture commentary with a Critics Choice monologue gag.