Former MSNBC host Joy Reid delivered a series of racially charged insults aimed at rapper Nicki Minaj after the artist expressed positions aligned with President Donald Trump on several issues.
Minaj has criticized cancel culture and voiced support for efforts to stop the killings of Christians in Nigeria.
However, her views have drawn backlash from liberal public figures in recent weeks.
During an appearance on “The Don Lemon Show,” Reid speculated about why Republicans have embraced Minaj.
She argued that the GOP has, as she described it, limited ties to the entertainment industry.
“There’s a reason that the other side is giddy about having Nicki Minaj, a rapper they despise, a rapper they don’t respect, a rapper most of them probably have never heard one of her songs, and if they have, they’re horrified,” Reid said.
“The reason they want her on a leash as their house pet cuddled at Donald Trump’s feet, the reason she is the new house pet is because they need, N-E-E-E-D [sic] black people to give them ‘cultural cool.’
“Black ‘cultural cool’ has always been a powerful, powerful element in the country.”
After referencing other black cultural figures who have interacted publicly with Republicans in recent years, Reid continued with pointed criticism of Minaj.
“Their next gambit,” Reid said, “is to get the Trinidadian who doesn’t care about the killing of Trinidadian fishermen, the female rapper who hates other female rappers, who hates on women who are more popular than her, Cardi B.
“She’ll never be Rihanna.
“She’ll never have a brand like Rihanna.
“She’ll never be Beyoncé.
“She’s a 40-some year-old, black female rapper who clearly don’t care that much about black people or immigrants, even though she was an undocumented immigrant.
“They wouldn’t want her if they didn’t need cultural cool.
“Their problem is she ain’t cultural cool no more,” Reid continued.
“So the Barbs, you know, you know Nikki ain’t s— and she ain’t saying nothing.
“And a 100 little Barbs can’t tell me nothing.
“Y’all mad about it, be mad about it,” Reid said.
She concluded by arguing Republicans would continue seeking a black public figure to represent their movement.
“But she not gonna work,” Reid ranted.
“But they’re going to keep looking for somebody black to be the face, to put blackface on MAGA, and they know that ‘cultural cool’ matters, that’s why they’re doing it.”
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