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Trump compliments Nicki Minaj's body at Michigan rally
President Donald Trump complimented rapper Nicki Minaj's body at a campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday.[11, 24] Trump said he had "looked at one hell of a beautiful a**" and encouraged the crowd to compliment Minaj's backside, which he called "hard to miss."[7, 8, 24] The remarks came after Trump praised Senator Jon Husted's rear end, a refrain he has repeated at rallies.[5, 7, 24]
Minaj joined Trump to campaign for GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers in a tight Senate race ahead of the 3 November midterms.[17, 26] Breitbart reported Trump urged voters to defeat Democratic candidate Abdul El Sayed.[17]
The New York Post reported that Minaj, who cannot vote in the US herself, has embraced Trump's agenda and urged young Americans to vote Republican.[21] Raw Story reported Minaj is being considered for the administration's open press secretary role, and a Trump aide joked she is in for a huge White House job.[5, 21]
Why it matters Trump made a last-minute appeal to Michigan voters to support GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers in the 3 November midterms.[17, 26]
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Where accounts differ (1)
- Facts differRaw Story located the rally in Port Huron, Michigan; Breitbart and the Washington Examiner located it in Detroit.[5, 17, 24]
- Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 25, 4:38 p.m. ET Trump ogles at celebrity's 'beautiful' rear end during Michigan rally: 'Hard to miss!'
President Donald Trump made crude remarks about a celebrity who attended his Michigan rally on Sunday and is reportedly being considered for the administration's open press secretary role. Trump returned to a familiar…
- Breitbart · Right · Oct 25, 5:33 p.m. ET Watch: Nicki Minaj Helps Trump Stump for Mike Rogers in Packed Detroit Rally
Rap star Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump at a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday as the president makes his last-minute appeal to voters in Michigan to vote for GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers and to…
- Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 25, 4:38 p.m. ET Trump ogles at celebrity's 'beautiful' rear end during Michigan rally: 'Hard to miss!'
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Of the 18 rated outlets that covered it, 7 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 4 are center and 7 are right of center (6 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.
- Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03).
- Leans left: NewsOne (−1.18), New York Magazine (−1.13), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: Newsweek (−0.30), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), Breitbart (+2.03), Conservative Review (+2.76).
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