Trump Floats Nicki Minaj for Press Secretary: Top Contenders For The Job
Summary
President Donald Trump said he would consider rapper Nicki Minaj or conservative commentator Benny Johnson for the White House press secretary role, but he did not say either was under serious consideration. The position has been vacant for much of the past 65 days, and prediction-market prices cited in the article showed White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly leading the listed candidates.Key Facts
- Trump made the remarks during an interview in Florida on Friday after Johnson asked whether Minaj should become press secretary.
- Trump told Minaj, “That’s a good idea. I’m going to think about that,” and told Johnson he could also be a good fit.
- The article says the press secretary role lacked a permanent occupant for 60 of the previous 65 days.
- Katie Zacharia held the post for five days and conducted one briefing before leaving.
- Anna Kelly led the candidates on Kalshi and Polymarket, with a 19 percent market-implied probability on each platform at the time reported.
- Scott Jennings had 6 percent on Polymarket and 9 percent on Kalshi; Minaj had 3 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
- More than $5 million had been traded on the Kalshi contract, compared with about $335,000 on Polymarket.
- The article notes that prediction-market prices are not confirmed evidence of White House deliberations.
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