Nicki Minaj Backs Trump and SAFE Act After $20 Million Home Faced Swatting Attacks
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Updated · TIME · May 14
Nicki Minaj Backs Trump and SAFE Act After $20 Million Home Faced Swatting Attacks
5 articles · Updated · TIME · May 14
Nicki Minaj said repeated swatting incidents at her Los Angeles home pushed her to stop hiding her support for Donald Trump and publicly join the MAGA movement.
A 2025 swatting episode became the turning point: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna connected Minaj with federal law-enforcement officials and private security after Minaj said California Gov. Gavin Newsom never responded to her requests for help.
Since then, Minaj has deepened her role in Trump world, appearing at the White House, praising Trump as her favorite president and urging followers to support the SAFE Act, which would require voter ID nationwide.
Trump allies see the 43-year-old rapper and her more than 200 million followers as a key test of their celebrity-driven strategy to reach younger voters and audiences usually seen as out of reach for Republicans.
The bet comes as Trump struggles with younger voters despite celebrity outreach, with a recent Yale Youth Poll putting his approval at 34% among voters 22 and younger.
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