Nicki Minaj Fights Against Child Sex Changes

Nicki Minaj made transgender issues involving children part of her pitch for Michigan Republicans during her appearance at Donald Trump’s Port Huron rally.

“We don’t want our children to be bombarded with sex changes. Leave the children alone. Leave them out of it,” Minaj said.

The rapper spoke at McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron on Sunday, October 25. Thousands attended the event, which came nine days before the November 3 midterm election.

Her comments about children formed part of a broader appeal for conservative votes. Nicki Minaj stressed Michigan’s importance in national elections and urged supporters to keep working for the future they wanted for their children.

She also led the crowd in chants for Mike Rogers, the Republican running for U.S. Senate, and John James, the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Rogers faced Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, while James faced Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Trump also asked supporters to turn out even though he was not on the ballot. The Republican rally followed former President Barack Obama’s Detroit campaign stop on Saturday.

Obama urged Democrats to offer concrete plans to reduce living costs, including healthcare and housing, as both parties courted Michigan voters before Election Day.

The trip had already given Minaj another chance to explain her support for Trump. Earlier Sunday, she spoke with White House communications director Steven Cheung aboard Air Force One as she traveled to Michigan with the president.

As AllHipHop previously reported, she praised Trump’s approach to international negotiations and said his financial setbacks helped explain her confidence in his economic plans. Cheung also asked about his work habits, which she praised during the exchange.

The rally’s discussion of children and medical care touched a policy issue in the Senate race Minaj was promoting. El-Sayed’s healthcare platform said patients and doctors should make personal healthcare decisions, with parents involved when the patient was a minor.

His campaign expressly included gender-affirming and reproductive care in that position. The platform also opposed efforts to criminalize medications or use lawsuits and funding cuts to prevent providers from delivering care.