Why washed-up celebs go MAGA

from Standing Room Only · host Salon.com, Amanda Marcotte, Jay Smooth

After rapper Nicki Minaj proclaimed she's Trump's "#1 fan" and Kid Rock headlined that sad TPUSA halftime show, it's worth asking: why do certain celebrities drift toward MAGA politics? Amanda breaks down the overlap between right-wing politics and celebrity culture, and why fading stars like Kid Rock and Nicki Minaj have become MAGA magnets. And the reputational fallout cannot be ignored. Artists are pulling out of Kid Rock's Rock the Country festival and Minaj's plans for fresh popularity are backfiring. This episode's guest is hip-hop commentator Jay Smooth.

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