Rapper Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Sunday before traveling to a Republican campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, where the administration’s communications director jokingly suggested she might have a future behind the White House briefing-room podium. The White House
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posted a roughly two-minute video showing what amounted to a mock press-secretary interview with Minaj aboard the presidential aircraft. After asking her questions about Trump, the economy and his work habits, Cheung wrote, “Ladies and gentlemen, I think we may have found the new White House Press Secretary!” Minaj reposted the message, but there has been no announcement that she is actually being considered for the position. Coverage has treated the exchange as playful rather than a formal job interview. TheWrap
Minaj later joined Trump onstage in Port Huron, where he was campaigning for Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers and gubernatorial nominee John James ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. She told Trump she intended to continue supporting him and encouraged the crowd to back Republican candidates. Fox News
Her appearance comes as Minaj has become increasingly visible in Republican political events this year. It also arrived while the White House press secretary position remains a subject of public attention following recent turnover.
For now, however, the “new press secretary” suggestion appears to have been a joke designed for social media rather than evidence that Minaj is preparing to trade music for a permanent White House role.
