Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett claimed he can out-twerk rapper Nicki Minaj within the newest weird MAGA second.

Tim Burchett boasted about his twerking abilities in a weird social media trade with Nicki Minaj that highlights how MAGA politics hold getting stranger.

The 61-year-old Tennessee Republican congressman found on Thursday that the rapper follows his X account. He tried partaking along with her about his annual 15-minute Christmas celebration.

“Ma’am, if you had followed me on X earlier, we could have sung a duet at our 15 minute Christmas Party,” Burchett posted. “My mic would have been turned off. We’ll get it next year.”

That’s when issues received bizarre. The Gays For Trump account replied with a GIF of Minaj twerking from her 2014 “Anaconda” video.

“Can you twerk Congresswoman?,” they requested Burchett, who has lengthy opposed LGBTQ rights.

Burchett didn’t again down. “I can. I am gifted. But I’m Baptist so I don’t brag about it.” When one other follower wager he may “out twerk Nicki Minaj,” Burchett doubled down. “I can. It’s uncanny actually.”

The congressman additionally posted an Instagram drawing of Minaj dabbing subsequent to Paddington Bear. He captioned it “NICKI IS BASED.”

Burchett’s twerk boasts come as Minaj completes her transformation right into a MAGA ally. Last week, Minaj praised Vice President JD Vance as an “assassin” who’s “quick as a computer.” She stated he’s “the best blend I’ve ever seen of us&them.” Minaj additionally attacked California Governor Gavin Newsom over transgender kids’s insurance policies.

“Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids,” she posted. “Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that.”

The rapper known as Trump and Vance “Heroes” and “The Good Guys” in current posts. She even spoke on the United Nations about Nigerian Christians, later calling it a “MAGA Flex.”

This marks one other surreal second in MAGA politics. A congressman identified for opposing homosexual rights is now bragging about twerking abilities to court docket a rapper who’s embraced conservative speaking factors.

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