Nicki Minaj shares Air Force One video as Trump hints at new White House press secretary

Rapper Nicki Minaj turned up on Air Force One on October 25, and the footage she posted has set off talk that she could take over as White House press secretary. The president, Donald Trump, was flying to Port Huron, Michigan, as part of his midterm campaign travel, according to The Independent.

Steven Chueng, the White House director of communications, posted his own clip of the singer aboard the plane on X and suggested the administration might have located its next spokesperson. He wrote that he thought they "may have found the new White House Press Secretary!" The remark is offered as a tease, and no appointment has been announced.

The joke lands at a awkward moment for the press office. Katie Zacharia was announced as departing that job the previous week, only a few days after she started. Minaj, for her part, has been openly backing Trump since 2025, and she was received at the White House in July 2026.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →