Share LinkedIn Pin EmailOlivier Touron / AFP via Getty ImagesFireworks lit the stage and the audience roared as pop star Nicki Minaj walked out hand-in-hand with Erika Kirk Sunday in a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s annual convention in Phoenix. “I love this woman; she is an amazing woman,” said Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, who headed the right-wing student organization until he was killed in September. “Words are words, but I know her heart.”Minaj, who has surprised some fans in recent months by embracing the MAGA movement, praised President Trump and mocked California Gov. “I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president,” Minaj said. Boys will be boys and there is nothing wrong with that.”Minaj praised Turning Point USA, saying the organization is encouraging youth to connect with God.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2025 14:44 UTC