MAGA Strategist Rebuts Controversial Allegations Involving Nicki Minaj

An influential figure in Trump’s circle, known for bridging connections between celebrities and the MAGA movement, is refuting allegations that Nicki Minaj’s support for Donald Trump was motivated by a desire for family pardons.

Alex Bruesewitz, a former Trump campaign aide and notable figure within MAGA circles, recently took a stand against Pop Crave. The media outlet had shared comments from Linda Perry, the lead singer of 4 Non Blondes, who speculated on Minaj’s reasons for backing the former President.

Perry implied that Minaj’s support was driven by personal gain, suggesting she sought favors from the Trump administration.

Bruesewitz vehemently denied these claims, labeling them as a “disgusting and disgraceful smear” propagated by Democrats and critics of Trump. He emphasized that Minaj had never requested anything from Trump and had only extended her support.

He further dismissed the notion that Minaj was seeking a quid pro quo, calling such insinuations “total garbage.”

Bruesewitz sang a similar tune to the Wall Street Journal, which chronicled Minaj’s move from closeted conservative to MAGA mainstay. 

A pardon for family members has ‘never been brought up or even referenced by her or anybody,’ he told the paper. 

Both Minaj’s brother and husband have been in legal trouble.

Rapper Nicki Minaj (left) poses with President Donald Trump (right) in January as the President touted ‘Trump Accounts’ through the Treasury Department 

Rapper Nicki Minaj poses on the black carpet at the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center for the premiere of the Melania documentary in late January 

Her brother is serving a long prison sentence for child rape. 

Her husband has previously served prison time for the attempted rape of a minor, but has more recently been on house arrest and probation. 

White House officials pointed out to the Journal that the President’s pardon power wouldn’t extend to the state conviction of Minaj’s brother. 

It appears that Minaj has been quietly conservative all along. 

Friends told the paper that when Minaj was first starting her rap career, she leaned right. 

In her 2012 song Mercy, she rapped: ‘I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney / You lazy b****es is f***ing up the economy.’ 

A year later, she name-dropped Trump in a song in a positive way, noting that she was ‘at the Trump’ while ‘you b****es at the Radisson.’ 

Of course, he wouldn’t launch his first presidential bid until two years later. 

Rapper Nicki Minaj (right) gives Erika Kirk (left) a high five at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix in December 

Rapper Nicki Minaj (center) is photographed at the Trump Accounts event alongside Treasurey Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and MAGA celebrity whisperer Alex Bruesewitz (right) 

Nicki Minaj (right) sits down with Katie Miller (left) for an episode of her conservative-leaning podcast. Miller is married to top Trump adviser Stephen Miller 

During the first Trump administration, Minaj joined with other musicians and Hollywood types in condemning some of the administration’s policies, especially the separation of children and parents who crossed the southern border. 

But the COVID-19 pandemic changed things. 

Minaj got pounced on when she shared a story in 2021 claiming that a friend of her cousin in her native Trinidad had swollen testicles and was suffering from impotence after taking the COVID vaccine. 

‘His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding,’ the rapper wrote, telling her fans, nicknamed ‘Barbz,’ to ‘pray on it’ before getting jabbed. 

At the time, health ministers in Trinidad said they had received no reports of vaccine-related testicular swelling. 

Minaj was accused of pushing COVID conspiracy theories. 

In 2024, Minaj was introduced to Bruesewitz by model Amber Rose, the ex-girlfriend of rapper Kanye West, who spoke in support of Trump at the Milwaukee Republican National Convention. 

Rose also connected Minaj with James Blair, a top Trump political adviser, who, late in the 2024 election cycle, tried to make the case to the rapper to officially endorse Trump, the Journal reported. 

Nicki Minaj (center left) can be seen seated alongside allies of President Donald Trump for the screening of the documentary Melania at the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center in January 

Nicki Minaj enters the stage as a surprise guest at a Turning Point USA event in December 

A person familiar with the matter told the paper that the campaign was trying to give black voters a ‘permission structure’ to vote for Trump, and believed endorsements from high-profile figures like Minaj would be a big help. 

While Minaj was supportive of the President on the phone with Blair, the Journal said, she told the political operative that she needed to talk to others in her life for advice before going public with her politics. 

Shortly before the election, Minaj also dialed Trump.  

She wanted to let him know she was supporting his reelection, the Journal said, but her management team told her she needed to stay on the sidelines because an endorsement could impact her business interests.