Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj said Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed her toward publicly supporting President Trump after he “completely ignored” her pleas for help to protect her Beverly Hills mansion. Minaj said she reached out to the governor on Twitter and through intermediaries following several swatting incidents at her $20 million home in 2022 and 2023, but he never responded. “He just completely ignored me, with all the money I spent in taxes,” she told Time . Minaj formally came out publicly in support of Trump in late 2025, appearing alongside Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention. Bloomberg via Getty Images Minaj publicly came out in support of Trump in late 2025, appearing alongside Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention. There, she controversially and complimentarily described Vice President JD Vance as an “assassin,” as Erika still mourned Charlie’s assassination. Minaj also referred to Newsom as “Newscum,” Trump’s nickname for the governor.…