Fireworks 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. 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. “There has been a lack of that in our media, in our everyday conversations,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2025 01:11 UTC