Nicki Minaj torches Kathy Hochul as 'evil woman,' and the governor fires back with Trump jab
Nicki Minaj torches Kathy Hochul as 'evil woman,' and the governor fires back with Trump jab
Nicki Minaj is taking aim at Kathy Hochul, branding the New York governor an "evil woman" and urging voters to reject her in favor of Republican Bruce Blakeman ahead of the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election.
Minaj unleashed a series of posts on X Wednesday, accusing Hochul of failing to speak out against what the rapper described as harm to innocent people and calling on Black voters and Christians to turn against the governor.
"Kathy Hochul is an evil woman. The Democratic Party should forfeit her seat because even if she wins, she will be of great consequence to them. Downward spiral for her. She will not escape Gods wrath. She did not denounce evil when she had the chance," Minaj wrote.
The "Super Bass" singer also delivered an all-caps response to a video she reposted featuring Hochuls controversial 2024 remark that there were "Black kids growing up in the Bronx who dont even know what the word computer is." Hochul apologized for the remark at the time, saying she "misspoke, and I regret it."
"How much more do you need to see & hear from them?!! How dare you as black people vote for this vile wicked curse of a woman? How dare you as Christians?! She stays silent on harm being caused to the innocent & this is what she thinks of your children! Vote Blakeman!" she posted.
Minaj also reposted a video of Hochul joking about liquor store visits while promoting her inflation rebate initiative to a predominantly Black congregation at True Bethel Baptist Church in 2025.
"Don't stop by the liquor store, OK? Buy something for the kids. Buy them some food. Sometimes I have to stop by the liquor store, too. I understand," Hochul said.
"So not only does she keep horrible company & laugh at the demonic things her friends do behind the scenes to people who aren't as politically powerful…Dear God, help us," Minaj wrote in response.
The church's bishop defended Hochul's comments at the time, saying they were made "in [the] context" of his sermon that day.
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Hochul pushed back against Minaj's criticism during a recent campaign appearance.
When asked about Minaj's comments during a campaign stop, the governor suggested the rapper's appearances with Trump had influenced her views.
"I dont play games in this business. This is serious," the governor said. "You can ask her what she's been, how she's been poisoned by Donald Trump," Hochul said.
"After Donald Trump and MAGA world has vanished, and they go back into their dark holes where they came from, hopefully we can have a reawakening, and people like her and others will realize that they were fed a vision of this country that is not what Americans feel. And, so, being an outlier right now, thats her choice."
When Hochul was asked whether she would
