D.L. Hughley is calling out Nicki Minaj amid her online beef with California Governor Gavin Newsom. Source: Michael S. Schwartz / Robert Kamau Nicki has been cozying up to Donald Trump and his entire administration in recent weeks, even praising Vice President JD Vance for being "smarter than a computer." Over the weekend, the rapper quadrupled down on that alliance by waging a war online with California Governor Gavin Newsom, bashing his support of transgender youth.