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Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections

Rapper criticises Democrats as 'petty and childish' in Fox News interview.

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What this story says

  • Nicki Minaj encouraged young Americans to "vote red" in a clip released by Fox News.
  • Minaj stated that Democrats have become "petty and childish" and "way too caught up in pop culture."
  • She previously expressed admiration for Donald Trump, calling him "smart, fun, grounded, and easy to connect with."
  • AllHipHop reported that Minaj previously stated she is not a U.S. citizen and therefore cannot vote.

Who covered it

Left 13%(2)Centre 20%(3)Right 67%(10)

Percentages are shares of the 15 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 15 of the 30 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

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Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 15 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has urged young Americans to "vote red" in the upcoming midterm elections. In a clip released by Fox News, Minaj encouraged young voters to make their voices heard and stated that the Democratic Party has become "way too caught up in pop culture" and is "petty and childish."

Minaj's comments were made in a preview of an interview with Lara Trump for Fox News' "My View with Lara Trump." The rapper has previously expressed admiration for Donald Trump, calling him "smart, fun, grounded, and easy to connect with" during an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle."

Disagreement on citizenship status

AllHipHop reported that Minaj previously stated she is not a U.S. citizen and therefore cannot vote. This contrasts with a statement made in January, where she said she was finalising citizenship paperwork. The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume expanded citizenship checks using the SAVE program, a system used to identify people not eligible to vote.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports mention the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration to resume expanded citizenship checks using the SAVE program.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 27 Sept 2026, 11:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections
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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led on Nicki Minaj's call to "vote red" and her criticism of Democrats. Bossip highlighted fan backlash, with some fans calling Minaj a "sellout" and criticising her "MAGA" alignment. Raw Story noted that Minaj is a "noncitizen" who urged Americans to "vote red," prompting critics to point out she cannot cast a ballot herself.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports focused on Minaj's call to "vote red" and her criticism of Democrats. AllHipHop reported that Minaj urged people to "vote red" even though she stated she is not a U.S. citizen and cannot vote. The report also detailed the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration to resume expanded citizenship checks using the SAVE program. The New York Ledger and EURweb reported Minaj's message to young midterm voters to "vote red."

Right

10 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on Nicki Minaj urging young Americans to "vote red" and doubling down on her support for Donald Trump. Several reports, including those from Fox News and the New York Post, highlighted her comments that Democrats have gotten "way too caught up in pop culture" and are "petty and childish."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections?
Of the 15 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 30. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 15 rated outlets on this story, 13% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 67% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections biased?
Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections is one event reported by 30 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Nicki Minaj urges Americans to 'vote red' in midterm elections?
30 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Nicki Minaj say about the midterm elections?
Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to "vote red" in the upcoming midterm elections. She also stated that Democrats have become "petty and childish" and "way too caught up in pop culture."
Has Nicki Minaj expressed support for Donald Trump before?
Yes, Minaj has previously expressed admiration for Donald Trump, calling him "smart, fun, grounded, and easy to connect with" during an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle."
Can Nicki Minaj vote in the US elections?
According to AllHipHop, Minaj previously stated she is not a U.S. citizen and therefore cannot vote. She had mentioned in January that she was finalising citizenship paperwork.

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