Nicki Minaj Groups Herself With Trump And Elon Musk In Bizarre Message

BY Erika Marie
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Nicki Minaj says Trump, Elon Musk and herself possess “spiritual signatures” that cannot be duplicated.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have picked up an unexpected peer in Nicki Minaj’s latest assessment of influence. The rapper grouped herself with the president and billionaire on X while arguing that all three possess rare “spiritual signatures” that cannot be replicated, even by artificial intelligence.

“If I was in a group that lost Trump, Musk & Nicki I’d be losing it too,” she wrote. Minaj described the trio as “one of one” figures whose presence is valuable because people instinctively believe them. She then pushed the idea further, arguing that leaders have only seconds to win a crowd and that “only the person who is operating from the truthful place can lead in this new-- world order.” Minaj did not identify which particular “group” or “system” she believes lost all three.

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Nicki Minaj Has Grown Increasingly Close To Trump And Musk

The message lands amid a much more observable political shift from Minaj over the past year. She appeared at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in December 2025 and later attended a White House Rose Garden event hosted by Trump in July, an appearance documented by Reuters. She is also slated to judge the Trump administration’s upcoming “Million Dollar Pitch Competition,” a small-business event offering $1 million in prizes.

Musk has received similar praise. Minaj showed up at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas in May for an attempted Starship launch and publicly praised his work there. Business Insider reported that she called the event historic and commended Musk for what he was doing for humanity.

Her newest post folds those relationships into something much grander than ordinary political support. Minaj is placing herself beside two of the most controversial figures in politics and business as a uniquely persuasive figure whose influence cannot be manufactured. The message is cryptic enough to leave plenty unexplained, but there is nothing subtle about where Minaj believes she belongs in that hierarchy.

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming the Co-Head of Original Content. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, and Amy Luciani—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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