Rapper Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections during an appearance on Fox's My View with Lara Trump, according to comments Fox News reported Sunday. Minaj, a supporter of President Donald Trump, also accused the Democratic Party of discouraging black voters from breaking with the party.
Nicki Minaj - July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Christopher Polk for WWDShe kicked things off with a blunt call to "vote red."
"You know how much you want a say in what happens and realize that the only way to have that is by voting, not just voting for the president, but just voting and, you know, all of the local elections. Right?" she said. "But I want you guys to do your research, see what candidates are in your area, you know, and just give it a couple, you know, a few minutes or an hour. Research them and then make a decision. You guys are so blessed to be able to vote. And you have to, more than ever now, you have to take advantage of that ability that you guys have to be able to vote, please. And vote red."
Nicki Minaj message to Young Voters on Midterms: Vote Red. pic.twitter.com/9IALL9eoXy
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 27, 2026Then Lara Trump asked whether she thought that "there are more people out there who vote for Democrats not because they like their policies and the politics themselves, but because they feel like they're supposed to vote for Democrats?"
"I think it's changing now, but obviously, for a very long time, black people specifically feel that they should just vote blue," Minaj said. "I would say the entire country, there's been a major shift where people are starting to wake up and see what's going on and choose differently."
The Grammy-nominee first came out in support of Trump in November 2025, after Trump spoke out about violence against Christians in Nigeria. She publicly thanked Trump for taking the issue seriously, marking a sharp change from her earlier criticism of his immigration policies. By December, she was openly praising Trump and JD Vance at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest, calling them "role models" and saying she had "utmost respect and admiration" for Trump.
"Black people are not allowed, according to the Democrats, for the most part, to make a different decision," she told Lara Trump. "We're not allowed to think, we're not allowed to voice concerns, to make an argument as to why we don't like a particular candidate."
Plenty of evidence backs this up. Joe Biden infamously told radio host Charlamagne tha God in 2020 that "you ain't black" if he had trouble picking between him and Trump.
Six years ago today, Joe Biden told Black Americans they “ain't Black" if they don’t vote for him.pic.twitter.com/GaHmmgFtLP
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 22, 2026In 2021, "Uncle Tim" trended on Twitter after Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered the Republican response to Joe Biden's 2021 joint address to Congress. Justice Clarence Thomas has received similar attacks for decades.
Minaj noted that black voters who aren't in line with the Democrats face "smear campaigns and just outright nasty behavior from these adults."
"It just doesn't look good," she added. "And so the Democrats kind of have been just digging their own grave in that way and they're not understanding that people can see them."
And, according to Minaj, black voters are catching on. "And now they feel, 'Oh, okay. So you only love me and respect me when I do as you say and don't ask any questions,'" she said. "And no one wants to be treated that way."
Minaj: Black people are not allowed to think according to Democrats. We are not allowed to voice concerns, to make an argument as to why we don't like a particular candidate. And they are seeing in real time if they do, what happens to them. Smear campaigns pic.twitter.com/NQg0qy5i9m
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 27, 2026Asked by Lara Trump what she saw in Democrats that "led you to believe that perhaps they did not have the best interest of the country or for you in mind," Minaj accused the party of becoming "way too caught up in pop culture," arguing it has let its romance with the entertainment industry spiral out of control. "I think that they've allowed their relationships with artists to cause them to act like children and to be so petty and childish. But that's what I think they do. They allow people in the music industry to influence them. And these people clearly don't have their best interests at heart. These people have their egos at heart."
Nicki Minaj: Well, I think the Democrats have gotten way too caught up in pop culture, for lack of a better term. I think they have allowed their relationships with artists to cause them to act like children and to be so petty, but that’s what I think they do. They allow people… pic.twitter.com/wj0GhMYKiE
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 27, 2026 Tyler Durden Sun, 09/27/2026 - 22:15Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times,
China's decision to extend the maximum term for individual home mortgages from 30 years to 40 years has received a lukewarm response from homebuyers.
Residential buildings under construction by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on May 9, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesSeveral major Chinese banks moved quickly to offer 40-year mortgages after the policy took effect, with some advertising approval times as short as 15 minutes. However, Chinese media reports indicate that relatively few prospective buyers are opting for the longer loans.
The policy change, announced jointly by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and China's National Financial Regulatory Administration on Aug. 28, allows individual home mortgages to run for up to 40 years, according to Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency.
The PBOC said the longer term would give borrowers and lenders greater flexibility and help promote a "virtuous cycle" between finance and the property sector.
However, the longer repayment period has done little to change a broader shift in household behavior. Chinese consumers are still reluctant to take on additional debt and are instead seeking to reduce their existing liabilities.
Households Pull Back From DebtChinese news portal Sina reported on Sept. 20 that banks had been actively promoting the new mortgage option, but prospective buyers remained cautious.
A report by the Chinese media outlet China Times, via Sina, attributed the weak demand to households' growing reluctance to take on debt as China's economy slows.
PBOC data showed that household loans fell by 1.03 trillion yuan ($150 billion) during the first eight months of 2026, according to state-run mouthpiece Xinhua.
The slowdown is particularly pronounced in longer-term household borrowing, which includes mortgages. Such loans increased by 1.17 trillion yuan ($33 billion) during the first half of 2026, according to data from China's Ministry of Commerce.
Another sign of the shift came in April, when repayments of long-term household loans exceeded new loans issued that month. The scale of early repayments reached a record high.
Chinese media Securities Times, in a report carried by Sina, described the trend as Chinese households collectively seeking to "quit" mortgages.
Mike Li, a U.S.-based investment consultant and China expert, told The Epoch Times that the longer mortgage terms do not address the underlying financial pressure facing households.
"The regime is trying to ease borrowers' economic pressure by extending the repayment period, but the pressure is only being postponed and has not actually been reduced," Li said.
The reluctance to take on mortgages comes as China's housing market remains in a prolonged downturn.
Falling home prices create an additional obstacle for households considering a long-term mortgage. Buyers taking on large mortgages face the risk that their homes' values could decline while their outstanding debt remains high.
Li said this could also create risks for banks if borrowers begin to default.
"If a default occurs, when banks dispose of the property, they may face a decline in the property's value, insufficient collateral, increased disposal costs, and a lower recovery rate," he said.
Li said the broader policy response had so far failed to reverse the weakness in the property market or revive consumption.
"The policies introduced by the Chinese Communist Party so far have had very little effect. The property market has not been rescued, and consumption has not improved," he said.
Jon Sun contributed to this report.
Tyler Durden Sun, 09/27/2026 - 21:50