White House says it offered Nicki Minaj a phone call, not a visit as rapper claimed

A White House official told NBC News that a call was “offered” to Minaj to discuss questions about “the safety and effectiveness” of the Covid vaccine after she posted several tweets earlier this week, which led to Twitter temporarily suspending her account.

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“As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine,” the White House official said.

Minaj said earlier Wednesday that she had been “invited” to the White House and indicated she was going.

The rapper on Instagram late Wednesday insisted a visit had been offered. She said she replied that she’d rather not have to travel and suggested something like an Instagram Live but a visit was never taken off the table.

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