Nicki Minaj Thanks Trump In U.N. Speech About Religious Violence In Nigeria

Nicki Minaj became the first female rapper to address the United Nations and gave credit to President Donald Trump for setting the stage on the U.N. invite to confront the situation in Nigeria, where Trump has claimed Christians are being murdered simply for their faith. Nicki admitted she was nervous at the start of her speech and spoke in a soft, gentle tone throughout her entire speech, but firmly demanded urgent action for the killings. Nicki was invited to speak by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz after she cosigned Trump's social media statement about Nigeria earlier this month. Trump  called out Nigeria BBC News quotes Nigerian President Bola Tinubu pointing out people "across faiths and regions" have faced violence in the country, which is about evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. CNN reports on victims of both faiths enduring brutal attacks across the country this year.

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