Nicki Minaj's Instagram account appears to have been deactivated amidst a public outcry following her surprise appearance at Turning Point USA's four-day AmericaFest 2026 summit. On the final day of the conservative conference, the 43-year-old rapper joined Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, to express her newly found admiration for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Her remarks sparked significant fan backlash, and as of Wednesday, her Instagram account now reads: "Sorry, this page isn't available." However, several followers pointed out that the "Beez in the Trap" artist had previously quit Instagram in October. Minaj's X account, on the other hand, remains active.
The Independent has reached out to Minaj's representative for a comment. During her conversation with Kirk, the Grammy-winning "Starships" rapper praised Trump as "handsome" and "dashing," adding, "This administration is full of people with heart and soul, and they make me proud of them. Our vice president, he makes me...well, I love both of them."
Minaj expressed her frustration with being "pushed around" and noted that speaking one's mind with different ideas is often controversial because "people are no longer using their minds." Kirk, who took over as leader of Turning Point USA after the assassination of her husband, thanked Minaj for being "courageous," despite the backlash she is receiving from the entertainment industry for expressing support for Trump.
"I didn't notice," Minaj said. "We don't even think about them." Kirk responded, "We don't have time to. We're too busy building, right?" to which the rapper replied: "We're the cool kids." Her appearance has been met with overwhelming disappointment from fans, with several suggesting that her change of tune was influenced by money. One wrote on X, "If you needed money this badly, you should have just said that. Your career is done," while another added: "You picked the wrong side!"
The Trinidadian-born rapper, who once sang, "Island girl, Donald Trump want me go home," in what was widely recognized as a takedown of the then-president-elect's migrant-deporting rhetoric, was once critical of Trump. In 2018, she was one of several celebrities condemning his zero-tolerance immigration policy that split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border. Back then, she shared her own story of arriving in the country at 5 years old, describing herself as an "illegal immigrant." "This is so scary to me. Please stop this. Can you try to imagine the terror & panic these kids feel right now?" she wrote on Instagram at the time.
