UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rapper Nicki Minaj took up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians are persecuted in Nigeria, saying Tuesday at a United Nations event organized by the U.S. that she wants to shine a spotlight on “the deadly threat.”

Nicki Minaj spoke at the United Nations Headquarters today, calling out what she perceives as “extremism” against Christians in Nigeria. “I would like to thank President Trump for prioritizing this issue and for his leadership on the global stage in calling for urgent action to defend Christians in Nigeria,

The NYC rapper addressed a crowd - admittedly nervous - about alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria. Nicki Minaj stepped onto a very different kind of stage this week. Instead of a tour backdrop or award show mic, the rapper addressed the United Nations in New York City to speak about alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria.

Nicki Minaj is working with the Trump administration to speak out against the killing of Christians in Nigeria. But some say she's not telling the whole story.

U.S. Amb. to the United Nations Mike Waltz discusses his partnership with rapper Nicki Minaj to address Christian persecution in Nigeria on "The Faulkner Focus."

The rapper made an unexpected appearance at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 18, calling attention to “extremism” toward Christians in Nigeria.

Nicki Minaj called for the United Nations to help “defend Christians in Nigeria” at an event at the U.N. headquarters in New York on November 18. “I would like to thank President Trump for prioritizing this issue and for his leadership on the global stage in calling for urgent action to defend Christians in Nigeria,

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