{"id":42404,"date":"2025-11-20T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42404"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:43:45","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnicki-minaj-under-fire-after-praising-trump-on-nigeria-christian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnicki-minaj-under-fire-after-praising-trump-on-nigeria-christian-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj under fire after praising Trump on Nigeria Christian crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182522\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182522\" class=\"wp-image-182522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-under-fire-after-praising-Trump-on-Nigeria-Christian.jpg?resize=600%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicki-Minaj-under-fire-after-praising-Trump-on-Nigeria-Christian.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nicki-Minaj-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj faces backlash after praising Donald Trump for addressing attacks on Christians in Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nicki Minaj has stirred heated debate online after expressing strong support for former US President Donald Trump, applauding him for drawing global attention to the growing persecution of Christians in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>While her remarks were meant to highlight a humanitarian crisis, the reaction from many Americans on X was swift and fierce, with critics accusing her of echoing Trump\u2019s political messaging.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper spoke at an event hosted by Ambassador Michael Waltz, where she openly admitted she was nervous before taking the stage.<\/p>\n<p>During her speech, Minaj thanked Trump for \u201cprioritising the crisis\u201d, applauding him for calling for urgent international intervention to protect Christian communities facing extremist violence in parts of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>She said she felt privileged to stand alongside diplomats, peace advocates and religious leaders working to raise awareness of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Calling herself a \u201cproud New Yorker,\u201d Minaj stressed that her message should not be mistaken for political endorsement, insisting, \u201cProtecting Christians in Nigeria is not about taking sides. It is about uniting humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She lamented the rise in deadly attacks on Christian villages, the destruction of places of worship and the countless families displaced by violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen any church, mosque, or place of worship is destroyed, everyone\u2019s heart should break,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also used the moment to show love to her African supporters, joking that Nigeria is \u201ca beautiful nation\u2026 with lots of beautiful Barbz I can\u2019t wait to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite her attempt to keep the issue non-political, Minaj has come under heavy criticism in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Many online users argue that her remarks inadvertently bolster Trump\u2019s agenda, while others question whether she fully grasps the political and security complexities surrounding Nigeria\u2019s conflicts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nicki #Minaj #fire #praising #Trump #Nigeria #Christian #crisis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nicki Minaj faces backlash after praising Donald Trump for addressing attacks on Christians in Nigeria Nicki Minaj has stirred&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42406,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42404\/revisions\/42406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}