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Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role

The former president responded positively when asked about the rapper potentially taking the role.

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Source: MEGADonald Trump suggested Nicki Minaj could become the next White House press secretary.

What this story says

  • Donald Trump said he would consider Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary, calling it 'a good idea'.
  • White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posted a photo of Minaj on Air Force One with a caption suggesting she could be the new press secretary.
  • Minaj appeared with Trump at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on October 25.
  • The current White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, had served for less than a week.

Who covered it

Left 67%(4)Centre 33%(2)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

58/100

10 sources · methodology

President Donald Trump has stated he is considering the possibility of rapper Nicki Minaj becoming the White House press secretary. The idea gained traction after White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posted a photograph of Minaj aboard Air Force One with a caption suggesting she might be the new press secretary. Trump responded to the suggestion by saying, "That's a good idea. I think I'll have to think about that," when asked by journalist Benny Johnson. Minaj had recently appeared with Trump at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on October 25, where she expressed her support for him.

Disagreement on Trump's exact words

RadarOnline reports that President Donald Trump said "That's a good idea" when asked about Nicki Minaj becoming White House press secretary on The Benny Show. Telegrafi reports that Trump said he would have to think about the idea when asked by journalist Benny Johnson. Both outlets agree that Trump indicated a positive inclination towards the suggestion.

What the coverage left out

None of the left or centre-rated reports mention that the current White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, had served for less than a week. This detail was only present in the Telegrafi report.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 31 Oct 2026, 17:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.

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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

4 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's positive response to the idea of Nicki Minaj as press secretary. Telegrafi noted that Trump called it "a good idea" and said he would have to think about it. The Blast also reported Trump entertaining the suggestion. IBTimes UK stated Trump called it a 'good idea' but made no offer. The left-rated reports mentioned Minaj's appearance at a Michigan rally and Steven Cheung's social media post about finding a new press secretary. Telegrafi included reactions from social media users criticising the idea and comparing the administration to a "circus" and a "television spectacle."

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports highlighted Donald Trump's consideration of Nicki Minaj for the press secretary role. RadarOnline reported Trump saying "That's a good idea" and that he would have to think about it. UNILAD reported Trump breaking his silence on rumours about Minaj potentially replacing Katie Zacharia. Both RadarOnline and UNILAD mentioned Steven Cheung's social media post featuring Minaj on Air Force One. RadarOnline also detailed Trump's comments about Minaj's appearance at the Michigan rally.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role biased?
Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role is one event reported by 10 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 outlets covered Trump considers Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary role?
10 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 Donald Trump say about Nicki Minaj becoming press secretary?
Donald Trump indicated he was open to the idea, stating "That's a good idea. I think I'll have to think about that" when asked by journalist Benny Johnson. This response was reported across multiple outlets.
What prompted the discussion about Nicki Minaj as press secretary?
The discussion was prompted by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posting a photo of Nicki Minaj on Air Force One with a caption suggesting she could be the new press secretary. This followed Minaj's appearance at a rally with Trump.
Did any outlets report on the current press secretary's tenure?
Yes, Telegrafi reported that the current White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, had served for less than a week. This detail was not mentioned in the other left or centre-rated reports.

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10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

4

Centre

2

Right

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Not rated

4

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