Nicki Minaj launched a blistering attack on California Governor Gavin Newsom after his controversial “trans kids” remarks, escalating her public embrace of Republican politics and deepening her alliance with Donald Trump and JD Vance.
The Queens rapper didn’t hold back when responding to Newsom’s recent interview statement about wanting to “see trans kids.”
Nicki Minaj fired back on social media, writing: “Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids… GavOUT.”
Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that. Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 12, 2025
Not Gav
The Gav Nots
GavOUT
Send in the next guy, I’m bored. pic.twitter.com/627bIhbD1j
The post immediately went viral and pulled Nicki Minaj directly into the heated political debate surrounding transgender youth policies.
Her attack on Newsom comes as the California governor faces growing scrutiny over his evolving stance on trans issues, particularly after calling trans women’s participation in women’s sports “deeply unfair” earlier this year.
Minaj’s criticism represents her most direct political attack yet and signals her complete break from Democratic politics. The timing coincides with her increasingly vocal support for the Trump administration and her budding friendship with Vice President JD Vance.
Just days before her Newsom attack, Nicki Minaj praised Vance as “an assassin” after he weighed into her longstanding feud with Cardi B.
When Vance posted “Nicki>Cardi” on social media, Nicki Minaj responded enthusiastically: “Nothing brings me joy like the Vance memes & knowing he leaned into it like a boss. But make no mistake, Vance is an assassin. Don’t debate him. On anything. Quick as a computer. Maybe quicker.”
Nothing brings me joy like the Vance memes & knowing he leaned into it like a boss
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 11, 2025
Top Tier Comedy
Character = 100
But make no mistake, Vance is an assassin. Don’t debate him. On anything. Quick as a computer. Maybe quicker.
He’s the best blend I’ve ever seen of us&them pic.twitter.com/6dpSKljsNT
The rapper’s Republican transformation has been months in the making.
She recently reposted a White House TikTok video promoting Trump’s agenda, including messaging about “no men in women’s sports” and “criminal illegals are being deported,” set to her 2012 hit “Va Va Voom.”
Critics have called out what they see as hypocrisy in Minaj’s stance, pointing to her own immigration story. In a previous interview, Minaj revealed she was brought to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago illegally when she was five years old.
Her support for Trump’s deportation policies has sparked accusations of betraying her own immigrant experience.
Nicki Minaj’s political evolution began to gain attention last month when she spoke at a U.S. Mission to the United Nations event on Christian persecution in Nigeria, receiving an introduction from Ambassador Mike Waltz.
During her speech, she thanked Donald Trump for his leadership while stating, “This isn’t about taking sides. This is about standing up in the face of injustice.”
Nicki Minaj’s attack on Newsom over transgender issues puts her squarely in line with Republican talking points on LGBTQ+ rights.
Oh Gavvy pooh, it only gets worse from here for you, buddy.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 12, 2025
It’s the end of the road for you, my love.
Get on the nearest jet ski & let that beautiful hair blow in the wind.
It will make you happier than this race that you will not win. Enjoy life. Peace. pic.twitter.com/XYHGPnhEo9
Her comment about wanting to see “healthy, safe, happy kids” while excluding transgender children from that category drew sharp criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates who accused her of perpetuating discrimination.
The rapper who once criticized Trump during his first presidency has now become one of his most high-profile celebrity supporters, using her massive platform to amplify conservative messaging to her 25.5 million X followers.
Nicki Minaj woke up today and decided to spread propaganda regarding “transing kids” and started attacking Gavin Newsom in service of her new MAGA overlords.
— It’s 🦊-y + 1 (@Whatgetsssme) December 12, 2025
I’m truly embarrassed / ashamed to have supported this woman for so long 💀
kim the zionist & nicki minaj the sexual abuser lover and maga supporter…….. yeah interesting.
— m ; (@PettyTheFrog) December 12, 2025
Democrats dropped pictures of Trump with Epstein that the estate released to Congress and what MAGA do to deflect? Send in Nicki Minaj to fw Gavin Newsom about “trans kids”… typical and boring. I thought she hated when RocNation pulled these same stunts. Katie Johnson DOCKET
— Me.She.Her.BRE™ (@unBRElievablyMe) December 12, 2025
I wonder how her trans fans feel about this, especially given the fact that not only has Gavin Newsom not made such a statement, but he is known for supporting anti-trans policies. So Nicki Minaj basically just insulted her trans audience for no reason 🥴 https://t.co/tR9WX9x7yD https://t.co/ZkWFsgYTl8
— Biblically Accurate Angel (@WhenDovesLaugh) December 12, 2025
When you realize Nicki Minaj fans are dumb as f###🤣 she’s comparing Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump. Oh my God you really don’t know s### about politics. Oh my God her fan base f###### dummies https://t.co/afVOQ0TqYB
— motionzoi (@motionzoi) December 10, 2025
