Two of the world’s most infamous bullies — one a U.S. president bitten with the imperialist bug and another a rap icon known for attacking other celebrities online in her orbit — joined forces in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in a public show of support.
During a U.S. Treasury event, Nicki Minaj stood next to Donald Trump and from behind a podium, declared: “I am probably the president’s Number One fan.”
“The hate or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more,” she continued. “We’re not going to let them get away with bullying him and, you know, the smear campaigns. It’s not going to work. O.K.? He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen.”
The summit on Wednesday launched “Trump Accounts,” a kind of investment account for children established in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. These accounts will be available to people under 18, with investments growing tax-free like an individual retirement account. Once they’re adults, account holders will be able to withdraw the money, but only for specific things, including education, buying a home, starting a business, or retirement.
According to PBS, Minaj pledged to donate between $150,000 and $300,000 to help fund Trump accounts.
Although Minaj previously told Rolling Stone that she wasn’t going to “jump on the Donald Trump bandwagon,” she has since been a vocal supporter of the president and the MAGA movement.
“I get that a lot of people don’t like him for obvious reasons. But, what stuck with me was the children being taken away from their parents when they came into this country,” Minaj said in 2020, following the implementation of Trump’s first-term “zero tolerance” immigration policy that separated over 5,000 children from their parents. “That really bothered me because I was one of those immigrant children coming to America to flee poverty.”
Minaj’s 2020 comments are a stark contrast to her conversation last month with Erika Kirk, the widow of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s CEO, during a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest alongside. During a Q&A session, Minaj gushed over Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, saying, “I love both of them.”
Earlier this month, several Change.org petitions calling to deport Nicki Minaj to her native Trinidad and Tobago amassed hundreds of thousands of signatures. “Deporting Nicki Minaj back to Trinidad would serve as a reminder that public figures need to be accountable for their words and the broader impact they have on diverse communities,” Tristan Hamilton, who began the most viral petitions at the time, wrote on the website. “It’s not just about one person’s fall from grace; it’s about holding everyone to a standard of compassion and consistency, especially when they possess significant influence.”
