Nicki Minaj is not tiptoeing around her politics anymore. Fresh off becoming a United States citizen, the rapper has planted a flag squarely in Donald Trump’s camp, calling herself his “No. 1 fan” and insisting that backlash only makes her double down. In a political climate where most pop stars still try to play it safe, Minaj is treating criticism like jet fuel.
Her latest appearance in Washington, where she praised Trump to his face and wrapped her brand around his signature economic pitch, made clear this is not a passing flirtation. It is a full‑on alliance, built on shared rhetoric, a flashy new immigration status, and a promise to put real money behind his Trump Accounts program.
From Trinidad to Washington: Minaj’s path to Trump superfan
Nicki Minaj has been telling the story of her journey from Trinidad to Queens for years, but lately she has been tying that narrative directly to her support for Trump. After securing U.S. citizenship, she publicly celebrated the moment and then used it to explain why she now calls herself Donald Trump’s “No. 1 fan,” framing her success as proof of what she sees as American opportunity under his leadership. Reports on her citizenship announcement note that Nicki Minaj explicitly linked that milestone to her admiration for Donald Trump.
Her evolution into a political booster did not happen overnight. Between 2024 and 2025, Minaj began echoing Trump’s messaging on hot‑button issues like religious persecution abroad and free speech, telling fans that it is “OK to change your mind” as she shifted from occasional commentary to open advocacy. Coverage of that period notes how Minaj steadily aligned herself with Trump’s language before ever stepping onto a political stage beside him.
The Trump Accounts Summit and a viral hand‑holding moment
The turning point came when Minaj joined Trump in Washington for the Trump Accounts Summit, a high‑profile rollout of a baby investment program that the president has cast as a generational wealth plan. At the event in Washington, she told the crowd she was “probably the president’s No. 1 fan,” a line captured in clips of Nicki Minaj speaking directly to Trump from the stage. Her appearance at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington on a Wednesday was framed as a full endorsement of both the man and his economic pitch, with Minaj arguing that the program could benefit families across the United States and highlighting Trump’s “ability to benefit the U.S.” in her remarks, as detailed in coverage of her Trump Accounts speech.
Her proximity to power did not stop at the podium. Earlier, Minaj had joined Trump at the Treasury Depa for an official event, where cameras caught the two holding hands as they walked together, a visual that instantly ricocheted across social media. One viral post joked that “nicki minaj and trump holding hands was not on my 2026 bingo card,” capturing the surreal collision of pop culture and politics that unfolded when Nicki Minaj appeared alongside the president at the Treasury Depa. Follow‑up reporting emphasized that she has repeatedly expressed support for Trump and said his policies made her “feel proud to be American,” a sentiment highlighted again in coverage of her support at that Treasury appearance.
Putting money on the table: Trump Accounts and the Trump Gold Card
Minaj is not just lending her celebrity to Trump’s economic agenda, she is pledging cash. At the Trump Accounts Summit, she promised to contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to help her fans, known as the Barbz, open accounts under the program, a figure laid out in reporting that describes how Rap artist Nicki committed those exact amounts to support Trump’s initiative. That pledge turns her endorsement into a tangible investment, signaling that she wants her fan base to buy into Trump’s promise of baby investment accounts, not just cheer from the sidelines.
She has also embraced one of the most controversial symbols of Trump’s new immigration and investment push, the Trump Gold Card. Shortly after the summit, Minaj posted a photo of a gleaming card on X, presenting it as a status symbol tied to her own immigration story. Reports on the card explain that the Trump Gold Card grants citizenship to illegal aliens for a price, a detail spelled out in coverage of how she showcased the Trump Gold Card to her followers. Another profile of her journey “from Trinidad to Queens” notes that Minaj has leaned into Trump’s branding around the card, with Nicki Minaj using the gold design as a visual shorthand for her new status and her loyalty to Trump.
Borrowing Trump’s playbook, from rhetoric to backlash
Politically, Minaj is not just standing next to Trump, she is starting to sound like him. In recent appearances she has adopted his habit of giving opponents nicknames, referring to Democratic California Gov Gavin Newsom as “New-som” while praising Trump as a model for young men. A detailed look at her rhetoric notes that Minaj has echoed Trump’s language when talking about the Democratic California Gov and has framed Trump and his sons as “role models” for boys watching politics unfold.
She has also made it clear that outrage from critics is not pushing her away from Trump, it is pulling her closer. In a widely shared clip from Washington, Minaj said that attacks on her support “actually motivate me to support him more,” a line that has been cited as proof she is consciously feeding off the backlash. Coverage of that moment notes that Nicki Minaj Says “Actually Motivates Me to Support Him More,” underscoring how she is turning negative headlines into a badge of honor. Another report on her Washington summit appearance describes how Minaj told the crowd that hate has “no impact” on her beliefs and only fuels her commitment to Trump.
Stagecraft, social media, and the MAGA pop‑culture moment
Minaj understands that politics is theater, and she is staging her alliance with Trump accordingly. At the Trump Accounts launch, she delivered her remarks at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, turning a policy rollout into a kind of live performance. Video from the event shows Rapper Nicki Minaj speaking about Trump Accounts onstage at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, with the clip described as part of an “Audit” of how the program is being sold to the public. Another recap of the summit notes that Nicki Minaj used that Washington summit to declare herself Trump’s “No. 1 fan” while urging families to sign up for the Trump Accounts program.
Online, she has been just as deliberate. Short clips of her telling Trump, “I am probably the president’s number one fan,” have circulated widely, including a video shared by Nicki Minaj speaking about Donald Trump in New York that captured the exact phrasing. Entertainment coverage has described how Nicki Minaj Calls “Fan” while backing baby investment accounts, highlighting the way she has fused her brand with the Trump Accounts rollout on a Wednesday that dominated political and pop‑culture feeds. Political write‑ups have also pointed out that Nicki Minaj described herself as Trump’s “number one fan” and said anti‑Trump backlash makes her “more MAGA,” with one account summarizing her stance by noting that “She does politics to her own beat.”
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