Ariana Grande opened the Time 100 gala Tuesday evening, but it was Nicki Minaj who closed out with a bang.
The rapper performed several songs for the audience, which included Donald Trump, Melissa McCarthy, Caitlyn Jenner, Aziz Ansari, Gina Rodriguez and more honorees. But Trump and wife Melania Trump had to leave the Jazz at Lincoln Center ballroom early after hearing that he won the Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania primaries. He shook hands with everyone at his tables before making his final departure, missing Minaj's performance.
The "Starships" songstress performed "The Crying Game," "Feeling Myself" and "Truffle Butter," but paused to dedicate the next song to Trump and Vice President Joe Biden. "I'm very political, and I would like to dedicate a song, just in the spirit of unity, to Joe Biden and Donald Trump."
That song was "Anaconda," but she altered the lyrics to include Trump's name in the first verse and Biden's in the second. She also made sure to perform the song's signature dance moves, but Trump wasn't there to see it.
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