For a few minutes, the prospect of Nicki Minaj stepping behind the White House briefing-room podium appeared plausible enough to fool some social media users. A viral X post claimed the rapper had been chosen to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, prompting jokes, disbelief and genuine confusion.
The post, which has amassed more than one million views and hundreds of comments, was shared by the parody account PobBase. While many users recognised the joke, others admitted they briefly believed it, particularly because Leavitt's departure had been confirmed shortly before the post began circulating.
