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Nicki Minaj Reposts White House TikTok Using Her Song, Drawing Backlash Over Trump Policy Message

Critics say the repost signals support for anti-trans policies promoted by the administration.

Overview

  • The official White House TikTok set to Minaj’s “Va Va Voom” lists “achievements” such as “No men in women’s sports,” “Border is closed,” “Our cities are safer than ever,” and “World peace.”
  • The clip remains visible on Minaj’s TikTok under her Reposted tab, where she has more than 22 million followers.
  • LGBTQ+ advocates and immigrant community voices criticized the share as endorsing anti-trans and anti-immigrant rhetoric, while some supporters argued she was only acknowledging the use of her music.
  • Minaj had already interacted with White House content this month, celebrating a TrumpMelania video using her “Beez in the Trap” mashup and thanking the president for a post about Christians in Nigeria.
  • The “No men in women’s sports” claim echoes Trump orders defining gender as binary and restricting trans women’s participation in women’s sports, and neither Minaj’s team nor the White House has issued a clarifying statement.