New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, calling them "role models" for young men.

The rap star was interviewed at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, about her newly found support for Trump - someone she had condemned in the past - and about her actions denouncing violence against Christians in Nigeria.

The Grammy-nominated rapper's recent alignment with the Make America Great Again movement has caught some interest because of her past criticism of Trump even when the art...