Nicki Minaj Thanks Elon Musk For His Contributions To Humanity As MAGA Support Deepens
Forbes • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Nicki Minaj, a prominent MAGA supporter, attended Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starbase launch site in Texas wearing a “Starship” shirt and praised Musk for his contributions to humanity, coinciding with a scrubbed rocket launch due to technical issues.
- Over the past year, Minaj has publicly aligned herself with former President Donald Trump and conservative figures, appearing at Republican events and calling herself Trump’s “number one fan.”
- Minaj’s political shift is attributed to industry pressures to support Democrats and personal grievances, including alleged neglect by California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office after swatting incidents at her home.
- SpaceX’s Starship is the world’s largest and most powerful rocket system, designed for fully reusable space travel with ambitions for moon and Mars missions, with the latest Version 3 prototype aiming to reach orbit and refuel midflight.