Nicki Minaj fans share their dismay at the artist’s new allegiance with Donald Trump (Picture: Win McNamee/Getty Images)For years, Nicki Minaj was more than just a pop star to her fans. Which is why her latest political pivot hasn’t just angered some of these devoted fans but left them feeling abandoned and emotional. Against that backdrop, Minaj praising Trump’s immigration leadership has felt, to many, like nothing short of a slap in the face. ‘For me it’s not about canceling her,’ one fan told Metro after being approached on a Nicki fan thread on Reddit. To many fans, Minaj used to represent audacity, survival, and self-invention (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)‘Trump’s views don’t align with most of her fan base, including my friends and me.