Nicki Minaj Expresses Support for trump’s Threat of Military Intervention inโ Nigeria
LOS ANGELES – Nicki โMinaj publicly thanked Donald Trumpโ for his vow of military intervention โin Nigeria followingโ claims of widespread persecution of Christians, sparking bothโข support โคand criticism from โขfansโฃ and โobservers.The rapper’s comments came as the Trump administration re-added Nigeriaโฃ to its “Countries of Particular Concern” list, citing โขreligious freedom violations.
Minaj โposted onโฃ socialโข media, stating, “We โขdon’t haveโค to share the same beliefs in order for โคus toโ respect each other,” andโ added,โ “Numerous countries โฃall aroundโ the world are being affected by this horror & it’s risky to pretend we don’t notice.” she concluded with a โprayerโค for “every persecuted Christian,” signaling her alignmentโค with concerns over religiousโข violence โคin the region.
Trump, on โhis Truthโ Social โplatform, โlabeled Nigeria a “disgraced country” and promised a swift and forceful military response, stating it wouldโข “be fast,โค vicious โขand sweet, just like the terroristโ thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!” This declarationโฃ followed his assertion that “radical Islamists” were murdering “thousands of Christians” in Nigeria.
Though, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has refuted these claims, stating, according to Reuters, that the characterization of Nigeria as religiously โฃintolerant “does โnot reflect our national reality, nor does it โtake into consideration the consistent andโฃ sincere efforts โฃof the โgovernment to safeguard โfreedom of religionโ and โbeliefs for all Nigerians.”
The situationโ has drawn criticism of Minaj from someโ fans, who accused herโค of aligning with a polarizing politicalโ figure. One X โuser pointed out thatโข MAGA Republicans have been attempting to “weaponize religion so YOUR โGAY FANS can be pushed into a corner and silenced.” minaj reportedly responded with a as-deleted post, questioning, “Imagine hearing that โChristians are beingโ MURDERED & making it about you being โคgay.”
Minaj’s representatives have been โขcontacted forโ comment by Billboard.
The “Countries โof Particular Concern” โlist,โฃ alongside Nigeria, currently includesโ China, Northโ Korea, Russia, and pakistan, designating nations โคthe White House believesโค have โengaged in severe religious freedom violations. The re-addition โof Nigeria to โขthe list signals a renewed focus on international religious freedom โฃunder a potential second Trump administration.