{"id":2523797,"date":"2025-12-21T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicki-minaj-rips-gavin-newscum-in-surprise-appearance-at-amfest\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:18:27","slug":"nicki-minaj-rips-gavin-newscum-in-surprise-appearance-at-amfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicki-minaj-rips-gavin-newscum-in-surprise-appearance-at-amfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj rips Gavin &#8216;Newscum&#8217; in surprise appearance at AmFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnicki-minaj-rips-gavin-newscum-in-surprise-appearance-at-amfest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at AmericaFest alongside Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, where she criticized California Governor Gavin newsom using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-anti-war-movement-gets-louder-defying-communist-party-line-on-ukraine\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Anti-War Movement Gets Louder, Defying Communist Party Line on Ukraine\">derogatory nickname<\/a> &#8220;Newscum,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-and-saudi-arabia-invited-to-join-anti-western-brics-coalition\/\" title=\"Iran and Saudi Arabia asked to join BRICS anti-Western coalition.\">originally coined<\/a> by former President Donald Trump. Minaj condemned Newsom&#8217;s stance on transgender procedures for children and read related tweets during the event. She also expressed admiration for Republican Vice President JD Vance, endorsing him as relatable and connected to everyday people, contrasting him with Newsom, who is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate. Additionally, Minaj praised Trump for inspiring hope and resilience, noting their shared Queens, New York roots and her respect for his ability to endure public challenges. Previously, Minaj addressed the United Nations, thanking Trump for his response to violence against Christians in Nigeria.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nicki Minaj rips &lsquo;Newscum&rsquo; in surprise appearance with Erika Kirk at AmericaFest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2450117\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rapper <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3872161\/nicki-minaj-united-nations-trump-christians-nigeria\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a> criticized Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3911544\/halle-berry-right-about-gavin-newsom-women-healthcare\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) and referred to him by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2897116\/trump-coins-california-gov-gavin-newscum-during-border-visit\/\">Trump-coined <\/a>nickname &ldquo;Newscum,&rdquo; first coined by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Minaj, whose legal name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, took to X Dec. 12 to issue a litany of criticisms against the California governor regarding his stance on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/1999471516040503316?s=20\">transgender procedures for children<\/a>. Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk invited Minaj to read the tweets from her phone during AmericaFest on Sunday, which Minaj followed with a new message for Newsom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4232696\/watch-live-erika-kirk-jd-vance-americafest\/\">WATCH LIVE: Erika Kirk and JD Vance cap off AmericaFest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3917543\/film-sydney-sweeney-booktok-blockbuster-review-the-housemaid\/\">Sydney Sweeney and the BookTok blockbuster: Review of The Housemaid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3917546\/kill-bill-the-whole-bloody-affair-demands-undivided-attention\/\">An undivided Kill Bill demands your undivided attention<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Dear Newscum,&rdquo; Minaj said, pausing for applause from the crowd, &ldquo;we don&rsquo;t have a problem cleaning up the scum if we have to. Please tread lightly. That&rsquo;s what I would say to Gavvy Pooh.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4108405\/trumps-alcoholics-personality-comes-through-white-house-report-card\/\">TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;ALCOHOLIC&rsquo;S PERSONALITY COMES THROUGH: WHITE HOUSE REPORT CARD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AmericaFest commenced this year with Kirk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3927081\/erika-kirk-vance-president-2028-americafest\/\">endorsing Vice President JD Vance<\/a> for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Newsom <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883360\/newsom-leads-vance-2028-presidential-matchup-poll\/\">has been floated as a contender<\/a> for the Democratic nomination, with next year being his last as governor due to term limits. According to Minaj, Vance is &ldquo;someone that you relate to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This administration is full of people with heart and soul. They make me proud of them. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vice president &#038;mdash<\/a>; I love both of them. They&rsquo;re both powerful men, smart, strong, all of that, but both of them have that very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to,&rdquo; Minaj said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can relate to them. When I hear them speak, I know that they&rsquo;re one of us. They haven&rsquo;t lost touch of the world. They&rsquo;re still connected to the world and what&rsquo;s happening in the world,&rdquo; Minaj added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926044\/trump-warns-government-shutdown-obamacare\/\">TRUMP WARNS OF JANUARY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER OBAMACARE DURING NORTH CAROLINA SPEECH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minaj also complimented Trump, whom she noted is &ldquo;from Queens, New York, like me.&rdquo; Minaj was born in Trinidad and Tobago but moved to New York City at an early age. According to an interview from last year, Minaj was still <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/news\/entertainment\/nicki-minaj-not-citizen-us-immigration-status-1234924589\/\">not a U.S. citizen<\/a> and therefore cannot vote in U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWashingtonExaminer%2Fvideos%2F3345350242308989%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=879\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. I don&rsquo;t know if he even knows this, but he&rsquo;s given so many people hope that there&rsquo;s a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact,&rdquo; Minaj said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912087\/gavin-newsom-announces-new-memoir-2026\/\"><strong>NEWSOM ANNOUNCES MEMOIR HE HOPES READERS WILL &lsquo;CONNECT&rsquo; WITH NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What it&rsquo;s shown me personally is: Sometimes you know even in the worst-feeling times in your life, you think you&rsquo;re never going to come back from it, but you do. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-reforming-this-is-packing-jonathan-turley-says-extreme-voices-want-supreme-court-expanded\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Not Reforming, This Is Packing\u2019: Jonathan Turley Says \u2018Extreme Voices\u2019 Want Supreme Court Expanded\">president shows<\/a> that. He&rsquo;s been through every single thing a person could be through publicly, having to constantly be lied on,&rdquo; Minaj said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Minaj <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3890897\/nicki-minaj-nigerian-christian-persecution-demands-urgent-action-unite-humanity\/\">addressed the United Nations<\/a>. There, she thanked Trump for his &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicki-minaj-nigerian-christian-persecution-demands-urgent-action\/\" title=\"Nicki ...: Nigerian Christian persecution demands &#039;urgent action&#039;\">urgent action&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3905442\/state-department-visas-religious-freedoms-nigeria\/\">the violence in Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj slams Gov. 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