Nicki Minaj known as out California Governor Gavin Newsom for what she described as condescending conduct towards Black voters throughout his look at an Atlanta guide tour occasion.
The rapper posted criticism on X after video clips circulated from Newsom’s Sunday night occasion selling his memoir Younger Man in a Hurry.
Newsom appeared in dialog with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens when he mentioned his struggles with dyslexia and educational challenges. The governor informed the viewers he scored 960 on his SATs and emphasised his studying difficulties to attach with attendees.
“I’m such as you. I’m no higher than you,” Newsom stated throughout the occasion. “I’m a 960 SAT man. And I’m not attempting to offend anybody. I’m not attempting to behave all there for those who acquired 940.”
Nicki Minaj responded harshly to clips that went viral on social media platforms.
“His method of bonding with black ppl is to inform them how silly he’s & that he can’t learn,” she wrote on X. The rapper accused Newsom of intentionally slowing his speech sample throughout the remarks.
“He’s not simply TELLING them that they’re all most likely silly & most likely can’t learn, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them perceive the phrases which can be popping out of his mouth!!!! As in the event that they’re youngsters!!!!” Minaj continued in her submit.
His method of bonding with black ppl is to inform them how silly he’s & that he can’t learn.
This implies my first learn on him was appropriate. He’s been handed so many issues & put in excessive positions he by no means earned or deserved.
Do you wanna know the craziest a part of this footage that… https://t.co/llo1k7F7wB
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 23, 2026
The controversy stems from social media posts that incorrectly described the Atlanta viewers as fully Black.
Photographs and movies from the occasion present a racially numerous crowd attending Newsom’s guide promotion.
Newsom’s feedback got here in response to a query about his dyslexia and private experiences he needed readers to grasp. “You’ve by no means seen me learn a speech as a result of I can not learn a speech,” he defined to the viewers. “Possibly the improper enterprise to be in.”
Minaj has more and more aligned herself with conservative politics and Donald Trump’s administration in latest months. She beforehand criticized Newsom over his positions on transgender points and different California insurance policies.
Whereas she’s busy attacking Governor Newsom, her X.com account is underneath fireplace for being infested with a community of bots that amplify her right-wing leaning speech. She has but to deal with the claims.
Governor Newsom’s guide tour continues with upcoming stops in California and New York as he promotes the guide forward of its February 24 launch.
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