Jim Spellman/WireImage, Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images, Evan Agostini/Invision/APAriana 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.
"Do you think they like that song?" she asked after the song ended. "Who do you think likes the biggest butts, Donald Trump or Joe Biden?"
Minaj also took a minute to give a shout out to all the "independent women" in the room, lauding them having their "own money in the bank" and not needing "a man to buy you a car or a house."
She closed out her performance—and the event—with "Super Bass," but not before giving one last inspirational comments. "Keep striving to the top, keep being the best you can be, and kick ass next year too," she said.
Her performance seemed to be a hit, as stars moved to the front to dance along to the catchy tunes.