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Posted on 05/15/2026 5:08:37 PM PDT by Red Badger
nside the gilded clubhouse of Mar-a-Lago, there is a scatter of Donald Trump iconography that blurs the line between myth and memorabilia.
A gold statuette depicts the President with fists raised in triumph, evoking his defiant pose after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. Nearby stands a hulking “Lifetime Achievement” trophy designating him as “The Greatest Historical President of All Time,” bestowed by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. A painting titled The Visionary casts Trump as a sunlit Adonis in tennis whites. On a recent afternoon, I’m waiting in this wood-paneled room, known as the Library Bar, when a phalanx of aides strides in, escorting one of Trump’s unlikeliest champions: Nicki Minaj.
The best-selling female rapper in history has just addressed the World Liberty Forum, a crypto confab hosted by Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. She pauses to take in the decor, asking about portraits of Trump and of Mar-a-Lago’s original owner, Marjorie Merriweather Post. Admiring The Visionary, she remarks that Trump has a unique aura. “It’s the same way Marilyn Monroe represents a vibe,” she says. “Donald Trump is his own vibe.”
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Minaj’s transformation was both organic—politically, she has long been more conservative than many of her fans may have realized—and the product of a deliberate strategy orchestrated by the President’s political operation. Sitting next to her in the Library Bar is one of the architects of that effort: Alex Bruesewitz, 29, the right-wing influencer turned senior Trump adviser. During the 2024 campaign, Bruesewitz spearheaded what became known internally as the podcast strategy—booking Trump with a roster of popular hosts whose audiences skewed young and male: Theo Von, Lex Fridman, Shawn Ryan, Joe Rogan. The campaign amplified Trump’s support from figures like the rapper Amber Rose, who spoke at the Republican National Convention; ...
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I hope she doesn’t get disillusioned...she joined MAGA right as it was scattering into factions.
But I think for her, it really is about her faith and politics just being an extension of that. God bless her.
She’s not a citizen.
She’s Trinidadian and Toboggan.
Do Toboggans have a bobsled team?
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