(NewsNation) — Nicki Minaj is working with the Trump administration to address anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria.
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, revealed on X that he invited the rapper to speak to the U.N. on Tuesday.
“@NICKIMINAJ is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” Waltz wrote.
He added, “I’m grateful she’s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I look forward to standing with her as we discuss the steps the President and his administration are taking to end the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters.”
Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Rapper Nicki Minaj says bags were searched on way out of Netherlands. She tweeted that police told her they found marijuana in her bags. The military constabulary at the airport said a 41-year-old American woman had been arrested for exporting “soft drugs.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) 
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In response to Walz, the “Pound the Alarm” rapper said she was “grateful” for the opportunity to address the U.N., writing, “I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know.”
“The Barbz & I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose,” she wrote.
President Trump focuses on Nigeria
Last month, President Donald Trump posted that he would investigate religious freedom in Nigeria, saying that the West African nation is of “particular concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump said in a social media post. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.’”
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace after ‘terrible’ attack
In June, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the Christian victims of what he called a terrible massacre in Nigeria.
“I renew my appeal to the combatants to stop, to protect civilians and to embark on a path of dialogue for peace,” he said.
According to Genocide Watch, a group that aims to predict and prevent mass murder around the world, on June 13, more than 200 Christian villagers were slaughtered by armed jihadists in Guma County, Benue State.
NewsNation’s Susie Pinto contributed to this report.