Nicki Minaj made a surprise political splash on Sunday, Dec. 21, as she joined Erika Kirk onstage at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest and praised Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.This weekend, the rapper made headlines following her special appearance at the fest, held in Phoenix, Arizona, even emerging onstage while hand-in-hand with Erika Kirk — wife of the late conservative speaker and TPUSA CEO & founder Charlie Kirk — while her song Super Bass played in the background.During the Q&A segment, Nicki Minaj commended President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, surprising the conservatives in attendance at the Phoenix Convention Center, while also taking aim at California Gov. Gavin Newsom.JD Vance Speaks At Turning Point USA's AmericaFest Youth Conference In Phoenix - Source: Getty"For young men, don’t be Newscum. You have amazing role models like our handsome, dashing president. And you have amazing role models like JD Vance, our vice president."The Barbie World hitmaker continued:"I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. He has, I don’t know if he even knows this, but he’s given so many people hope that there's a chance to beat the bad guys and to win, and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact."Nicki Minaj added that she found the two men relatable."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. Both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to."She continued:"I can relate to them when I hear them speak, I know that they're one of us. They haven’t lost touch of the world. You know, they're still connected to the world. And what’s happening in the world, with the younger people and older people, with the richer people and not so rich people. They have the ability to still connect and be real and make us feel proud to be American."Nicki Minaj on why she supports Trump: "I just got tired of being pushed around"When Charlie Kirk's widow asked the rapper about her decision to support Trump, the Roman Holiday star revealed:"I just got tired of being pushed around. I have something inside of me that's stronger than what's out there. So when you've had enough, you realize, 'Wait a minute, why do I even care about these people and what they think? Who are they?' They don't even know who they are. So I'm not going to back down anymore. I'm not going to back down ever again."During their conversation, Nicki Minaj also spoke out on the importance of embracing beauty, regardless of race."I don't need someone with blonde hair and blue eyes to downplay their beauty, because I know my beauty. Do you understand? It doesn't bother me that a woman feels and says that she's beautiful. Why shouldn't she feel that? Why have we gotten to a point where certain colors or certain kinds of people have to be afraid of loving themselves and loving the way they look? Isn't that wild?"Meanwhile, in November, Nicki Minaj spoke at the United Nations about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and expressed gratitude to Trump for his focus on the issue. In her speech, she urged international attention and action to protect religious freedom.