Nicki Minaj Echoes Unsubstantiated Republican Talking Points About Election Polls, Touts 'booming' economy
(TSN): Rapper Nicki Minaj traveled to Michigan aboard Air Force One to campaign for Republican candidates and participated in an interview with White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, one of President Donald Trump's top messaging strategists. During the exchange, Minaj repeated several arguments frequently advanced by Trump administration officials regarding the economy and election polling. Asked why she believes the economy is "booming" under Trump, Minaj pointed to the president's business history, arguing that he had overcome severe financial setbacks and therefore "surely" knows how to manage the nation's finances. She stated that Trump had "worked his way out of not having a dollar left in the bank," a claim that appears to reference the financial difficulties he experienced during the real estate downturn of the early 1990s. While Trump has frequently discussed the debt and financial challenges faced by his companies during th...