2028 Republican presidential nominee
$47.2M
NOV 7, 2028
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleRapper
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
Age43 years old (Dec 8, 1982)
GenderFemale
BackgroundRapper
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EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (drama/theater)
Notable personal detailsOnika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence in the late 2000s and became one of the best-selling and most influential artists in hip-hop and pop. She was raised in Queens, New York, and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She has released multiple chart-topping albums and singles and has been widely recognized for her technical rapping, character-driven performances, and crossover pop success.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Nicki Minaj has publicly aligned with President Trump and promoted the administration's "Trump Accounts" child-savings initiative, and has appeared at Republican events supporting related efforts. She has not published a detailed platform or consistent public record outlining a comprehensive stance on tax rates, corporate taxation, or broader fiscal policy. Available public statements focus on support for specific Trump initiatives and personal/political motivations rather than a full tax-policy agenda.
Healthcare
Supports free or government-provided healthcare and has expressed that healthcare should be a right for all. Has criticized the U.S. system’s accessibility and called for free healthcare for everyone in public remarks and social media posts.
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Immigration & Border
Nicki Minaj publicly criticized the Trump administration’s family-separation/“zero tolerance” policy in June 2018 and said she had come to the U.S. as an undocumented child. In 2025–2026 she has expressed support for President Trump and defended the need to enforce immigration laws, criticized an open-border approach, and has praised recent Trump administration immigration-related actions. These statements show both humanitarian concern about family separations and later endorsement of stronger enforcement, yielding mixed signals on a clear policy position.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate has described having an abortion as a teenager and has identified as pro-choice. She says the decision "haunted" her but that she was not ready to raise a child at the time.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in clean energy technologies (solar, wind, nuclear) and favors policies to increase energy supply through those technologies to lower costs. Criticizes withdrawing support for new energy technologies and highlights the need for investment to make energy more affordable.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has publicly called for ending gun violence and urged meaningful gun reform, saying “It’s time to end gun violence now because kids deserve better than to live in fear.”
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