What You Need to Know: This week,pop culture,politics,and power collided. Nicki Minaj took the stage with President Trump to promote a new investment program, turning fandom into policy theater.In Minneapolis, immigration enforcement turned deadly again, prompting condemnation from the Obamas and a physical attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar. And in Georgia, the FBI reopened the door on 2020 election scrutiny with a raid in Fulton County, reminding the country that old battles are still being relitigated.
Nicki Minaj Joins President Trump Onstage To Promote Trump Accounts
Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump on Wednesday at a U.S. Treasury event promoting the administration’s new “Trump Accounts” investment program, declaring herself the commander-in-chief’s “number one fan.” Minaj, invited to the stage during the summit in Washington, D.C., held the president’s hand and said public backlash for her support only “motivates” her to stand by him as Trump rolled out the program aimed at depositing $1,000 in investment accounts for newborns.
How did we get here? in recent months,Minaj has increasingly aligned herself with GOP figures and conservative events,including speaking at conservative Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest and publicly praising Vice President J.D. Vance and Trump’s policies,a shift from earlier skepticism of the former president. Her vocal support has included social media posts amplifying Trump-era talking points, moves that have tied her more closely to Republican political circles
FBI Raids Fulton County Elections Office For 2020 Voter Ballots
FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant Wednesday at the Fulton County elections office in Union City, Georgia, seeking records tied to the 2020 presidential election, a county spokesperson said. The search warrant was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas,authorizing agents to seize ballots,ballot images and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election. The action, in the county that includes most of Atlanta, involved agents entering the facility and appears focused on documents from the 2020 contest, though officials declined to provide details as the examination remains active.
Background: Skepticism about the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia and nationwide has lingered years after Trump narrowly lost the state and repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. Courts,audits and state officials,including georgia’s top election officials,found no evidence that irregularities would have changed the outcome.
