White House confirms it offered Nicki Minaj a phone call after rapper's vaccine tweets.

The White House on Thursday confirmed that it had contacted Nicki Minaj after the Grammy-nominated rapper posted misinformation about coronavirus vaccines, but said it did not extend her an invitation to visit the White House. "We offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer any questions she had about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. Psaki said the offer was made by a White House staffer to Minaj's staff, and that the call had yet to occur.

“This is pretty standard and something we do all the time,” Psaki said. “It was simply an offer to have a conversation.” She added: “Our hope is that anybody who has a big platform is going to project accurate information about the vaccine.” Minaj said Wednesday that she had been invited to the White House and indicated that she was going. In a series of tweets earlier this week, she said she would not be in attendance at the Met Gala, which was held on Monday in New York City, because event organizers were requiring that attendees show proof of vaccination. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” the rapper tweeted. “If I get vaccinated it won’t be for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now.”