Mike Waltz thanks Nicki Minaj for speaking out against Christian persecution in Nigeria
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz thanked rap superstar Nicki Minaj in a tweet on Saturday, November 1, for using her platform to draw attention to persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj’s comments came in response to a statement from President Donald Trump regarding the violence against the country’s Christian population.
.@NICKIMINAJ, thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) November 1, 2025
We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, “Enough!”
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Mike waltz commends Nicki Minaj's use of platform
Addressing rap icon Nicki Minaj, Ambassador Mike Waltz thanked her for using her high-profile platform to shed light on the severe persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Waltz recognized how critical the issue she spoke about was and said, “Thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.”
Highlighting the gravity of the situation, Waltz declared, “We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, ‘Enough!’” He further added, “If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the US Embassy to the United Nations. I would love to speak with you in more depth about what our administration is doing to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.”
Nicki Minaj reacts to Trump’s post on Nigerian Christians
Nicki Minaj reacted after President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to express concern about the existential threat facing Christians in Nigeria.
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump wrote. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”
Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) November 1, 2025
No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.
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The president then added, “The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our great Christian population around the world!”
The post caught the attention of the rap superstar, who shared her own thoughts and expressed appreciation for the president’s intervention.
Nicki Minaj urges unity and prayer for Christians in Nigeria
In an impassioned post, Nicki Minaj declared that reading President Donald Trump’s statement filled her with a deep sense of thankfulness for her own freedom of worship.
“Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God,” Minaj explained, using the plight of Nigerian Christians as a striking contrast.
She spoke out against religious persecution, continuing, “No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.”
The artist also acknowledged the global scale of the issue, saying, “Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror & it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice.”
Minaj went on to thank both the president and his team for recognizing the crisis and called for unity in faith: “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”
