Nicki Minaj once rapped that Ye (formerly Kanye West) was the only person who could stand beside her, but she met President Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday (Jan. 28) and received a Trump Gold Card, which will expedite her path to U.S. citizenship.
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Minaj was in Washington, D.C. for the Trump Accounts Summit, where she spoke glowingly of the president, who returned the favor and crowned her the “greatest and most successful female rapper in history.”
“Welp…,” Minaj wrote while posting a photo of her Trump Gold Card. According to the official website, the elusive card costs a $1,000,000 contribution plus a $15,000 processing fee. The website adds that the Gold Card is a “visa based upon an individual’s ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States.”
While on the mic at the Accounts Summit, Trump said that Minaj gifted “hundreds of thousands of dollars in Trump Accounts” to support children who are also Barbz. “I just think she’s great,” he added.
In a 2018 tweet that has resurfaced in recent weeks amid her Trump support, Minaj revealed she was brought to the U.S. illegally from Trinidad as a five-year-old.
It was a busy day for Minaj, who also posted a video alongside the president. “I’m with my favorite president, the best president of all-time,” she said. Trump then appears in the clip, who states: “And I’m with the queen of rap.”
Minaj took the podium at the summit after being invited personally to come to the stage by the president, where she championed herself as the “No. 1 fan” of Donald Trump and admitted that the MAGA backlash has only made her more of a supporter of the president.
“I am probably the president’s No. 1 fan,” Minaj told the audience. “And that’s not going to change. What people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more. And it’s going to motivate all of us 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. He has a lot of force behind him and God is protecting him.”
Nicki has been staunch in her support of the Trump administration in recent months. She commended Trump for threatening to take military action in Nigeria over the country’s alleged persecution of Christians.
Minaj spoke at a United Nations event organized by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz, where she raised awareness around the issue. The Queens rapper also made an appearance for an interview with Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, at a Turning Point USA event in December, where she praised VP J.D. Vance.