Is Nicki Minaj the new White House press secretary? The Trump administration is joking about appointing a rapper. White House Communications Director Stephen Chung released a video of Nicki Minaj praising Trump and his policies. "Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we've found a new press secretary! " - wrote Chong. The official White House account responded with an emoji, and Minaj herself responded with an American flag and a laugh so far, it appears to be just a joke. But after everything we've seen so far in American politics, no one would be surprised if it turned out to be true.