UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rapper Nicki Minaj took up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians are persecuted in Nigeria, saying Tuesday at a United Nations event organized by the U.S. that she wants to shine a spotlight on “the deadly threat.”

U.S. Amb. to the United Nations Mike Waltz discusses his partnership with rapper Nicki Minaj to address Christian persecution in Nigeria on "The Faulkner Focus."

Nicki Minaj will join the United Nations Ambassador for the United States, Mike Waltz, at the UN to speak about the atrocities occurring against Christians in Nigeria