U.S. Politics · White House · 3 outlets (L 0 · C 1 · R 2)
White House communications director teases Nicki Minaj as press secretary
Steven Cheung posted a video on X joking that the rapper may have been found as the new White House press secretary. The clip showed Minaj and Cheung sitting across a table aboard Air Force One, with Minaj praising Trump.[2, 3] The video showed the two sitting across a table aboard Air Force One, according to the Daily Wire.[2]
In the clip, Minaj discussed President Donald Trump's tenure and success as a businessman, the Washington Examiner reported.[3] Mediaite described the exchange as a seemingly fake job interview in which Minaj praised Trump in an effort to replace Katie Zacharia.[1]
Covered by Mediaite, The Daily Wire and Washington Examiner
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 3 rated outlets that covered it, 0 are left of center, 1 is center and 2 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group).
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 0 of 42 left-leaning, 1 of 33 center and 2 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: none.
- Center: Mediaite (+0.04).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), The Daily Wire (+2.07).
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- Left-leaning No left-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.
- Center Nicki Minaj Absolutely Showers Trump With Praise In Wacky Staged Job Interview With White House Comms Director
- Right-leaning Nicki Minaj — White House Press Secretary? See What The Trump Admin Just Posted