Nicki Minaj Devastated for Targeting Gavin Newsom on Trans Children

Nicki Minaj has launched a blistering attack on California Governor Gavin Newsom following his controversial “trans kids” comments, further elevating her public support for Republican politics and deepening her alliance with Donald Trump and JD Vance.

The Queens rapper didn’t hold back when responding to Newsom’s recent interview statement about wanting to “see trans kids.”

Nicki Minaj fired back on social media, writing: “Imagine you are someone who has always wanted to see trans kids. Haha. Not even trans adults do that. Regular adults wake up and think they want to see healthy, safe, happy kids…GavOUT.”

The post immediately went viral and thrust Nicki Minaj directly into the heated political debate surrounding policies for transgender youth.

Her attack on Newsom comes as California’s governor faces increasing scrutiny for his changing stance on transgender issues, especially after calling transgender women’s participation in women’s sports “grossly unfair” earlier this year.

Minaj’s criticism is her most direct political attack yet and marks a clean break with democratic politics. The timing coincides with her increasingly outspoken support for the Trump administration and the budding friendship with Vice President J.D. Vance.

Just days before Newsome’s attack, Nicki Minaj praised Vance as an “assassin” in light of her long-standing feud with Cardi B.

When Vance posted “Nicki>Cardi” on social media, Nicki Minaj responded enthusiastically: “Nothing brings me more joy than a Vance meme, knowing he’s into it like a boss. But make no mistake, Vance is an assassin. Don’t argue with him. On anything. As fast as a computer. Maybe faster.”

The rapper’s Republican transition has been months in the making.

She recently retweeted a White House TikTok video promoting Trump’s agenda, which included messages about “no men in women’s sports” and “illegal criminals will be deported,” which served as the backdrop to her 2012 hit song “Va Va Voom.”

Critics called out the hypocrisy of Minaj’s stance and pointed to her own immigration story. In a previous interview, Minaj revealed that she was illegally brought to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago when she was five years old.

Her support for Trump’s deportation policies has prompted accusations of betrayal of her own immigration experience.

Nicki Minaj’s political evolution came into focus last month when she addressed the U.S. mission to the United Nations on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and was introduced by Ambassador Mike Waltz.

In her speech, she thanked Donald Trump for his leadership while saying: “It’s not about taking sides. It’s about standing up in the face of injustice.”

Nicki Minaj’s attack on Newsom on transgender issues puts her squarely in line with Republican talking points on LGBTQ+ rights.

Her remarks about wanting to see “healthy, safe, happy kids” while excluding trans children from the category drew sharp criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates, who accused her of perpetuating discrimination.

The rapper, who criticized Trump during his first term as president, has become one of Trump’s most high-profile celebrity supporters, using her massive platform to amplify conservative messages to her 25.5 million X followers.

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