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Amber Rose became a staunch Donald Trump supporter in 2024, which found her speaking at the Republican National Convention ahead of last year’s presidential election, and she commended Nicki Minaj for being outspoken about her political beliefs when appearing in conversation with Erika Kirk at AmericaFest over the weekend.
TMZ caught up with Rose on Monday as Amber raved about Minaj’s AmericaFest appearance and defended her from the backlash for supporting Trump.
“I think she did a great job, an amazing job,” Rose said of her friend. “We live in a free country. She has a right to her own political opinion just like everyone else does.”
Amber Rose also pushed back against claims that Nicki’s support for Trump could be damaging to the Barbz in the LGBTQ+ community.
“She didn’t say anything wrong,” Rose stated. “She didn’t say anything about the LGBTQ+ community at all. Why do people think anyone over there is homophobic? I’m not homophobic, my assistant has been with me for 11 years; he’s Black and gay. I have a bunch of trans friend — so does Nicki.”
She continued: “I don’t know why people twist our words or think because we endorse Trump that we just hate gay people and trans people. That’s just not true.”
Rose and Minaj’s friendship goes back to the 2000s, and the pair remain close. Minaj made a surprise appearance at AmericaFest over the weekend, which found her raving about President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and the job the administration has done since getting back into office.
“Dear young men, you have amazing role models like our handsome, dashing president and you have amazing role models like the assassin JD Vance, our vice president,” Minaj said.
In addition to the AmericaFest interview with Erika Kirk, Minaj has been more outspoken politically in recent months, as she voiced her opposition of the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, which led to her speaking at a United Nations event in November.
Watch Rose’s interview about Nicki’s comments below.
