JD Vance is finally responding after Nicki Minaj made an awkward onstage flub at the TPUSA summit over the weekend - mistakenly calling him "the assassin" - and rather than firing back, the vice president opted for praise of his new MAGA mate. Source: Caylo Seals On Monday morning, Vance took to X and began by referencing Minaj's remarks about empowering young Black girls without diminishing young blonde girls, signaling that he understood her broader point was centered on unity.