Prediction markets give Nicki Minaj long odds for White House press secretary
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Rapper Nicki Minaj remained a long-shot candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next White House press secretary despite online speculation about the position, according to prediction-market data reported Tuesday by The Independent.
Kalshi gave Minaj a 4% chance of securing the job, while Polymarket put her chances at 2%, down from 8% a day earlier. She trailed CNN commentator Scott Jennings and Deputy White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly, whom the report said had a 20% chance of taking the role.
The speculation followed a social-media post from White House communications director Steven Cheung showing Minaj aboard Air Force One with Trump. “Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have found the new White House Press Secretary,” Cheung wrote alongside the video.
The Independent reported that the post came after Katie Zacharia’s abrupt departure, five days after she succeeded Karoline Leavitt. Minaj, who has publicly supported Trump, also appeared with him at a campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday and pledged to continue backing him.
Prediction markets placed Minaj near several other prominent Republican-aligned figures mentioned as possible candidates, including former Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, former Republican National Committee spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko and Lara Trump.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported statement about whether Minaj was offered or seeking the position. - "There was no reported indication that Minaj had formally been offered or was seeking the position.": This asserts the absence of an offer or candidacy even though the source does not establish either point.
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Prediction markets give Nicki Minaj long odds for White House press secretary
Rapper Nicki Minaj remained a long-shot candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next White House press secretary despite online speculation about the position, according to prediction-market data reported Tuesday by The Independent.
Kalshi gave Minaj a 4% chance of securing the job, while Polymarket put her chances at 2%, down from 8% a day earlier. She trailed CNN commentator Scott Jennings and Deputy White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly, whom the report said had a 20% chance of taking the role.
The speculation followed a social-media post from White House communications director Steven Cheung showing Minaj aboard Air Force One with Trump. “Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have found the new White House Press Secretary,” Cheung wrote alongside the video.
The Independent reported that the post came after Katie Zacharia’s abrupt departure, five days after she succeeded Karoline Leavitt. Minaj, who has publicly supported Trump, also appeared with him at a campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday and pledged to continue backing him.
Prediction markets placed Minaj near several other prominent Republican-aligned figures mentioned as possible candidates, including former Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, former Republican National Committee spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko and Lara Trump. There was no reported indication that Minaj had formally been offered or was seeking the position.
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