Rapper Nicki Minaj, who has emerged as an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump in recent months, is slamming California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for attempting to relate to black people by pointing to his low SAT score. Critics on both sides of the political aisle have panned his attempt to relate to the important political demographic ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
Video footage of California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential hopeful, speaking to black leaders in Georgia over the weekend has drawn intense backlash from conservatives, including Minaj. In his remarks, Newsom told the crowd, “I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you [that] I’m like you. I’m no better than you. I’m a 960 SAT guy.”
Newsom insisted that he was “not trying to act all there” and significantly smarter than the crowd, suggesting that many of them may have had SAT scores of 940. He also boasted that “You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.”
Minaj took issue with multiple aspects of Newsom’s comments in an X post Monday. “His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read,” she wrote. “This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.”
“Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever?” she asked. “He’s literally slowing down his speech & talking in a sporadic cadence.”
Minaj added: “He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!! As if they’re children!!!! That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it–he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!!”
“Do ya love it?!?!! Do ya just love it, black ppl?!????” she concluded.
Nicki Minaj, Cornel West blast Newsom comments to black audience | Politics
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