The rapper’s appearance in Detroit is challenging the assumption that Democrats can count on celebrity support and minority voters, while renewed scrutiny of El-Sayed’s family background adds another flashpoint to an already heated race.
President Donald Trump brought a high-profile guest to Michigan’s Senate battleground Sunday, and her appearance sent a message that Democrats may find difficult to ignore.
Nicki Minaj joined Trump at a packed Detroit-area arena, lending her star power to Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and challenging the political establishment’s assumptions about who controls the support of America’s voters.
For a celebrity who spent months facing criticism from the political Left, the appearance represented another unmistakable break from Hollywood’s usual partisan script.
