Nicki Minaj Calls Herself Trump's 'No. 1 Fan' at Accounts Summit
Minaj held hands with President Donald Trump onstage Jan. 28 in Washington, D.C., and pledged $150,000–$300,000 to the $1,000 Trump Accounts program.
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Overview
Nicki Minaj held President Donald Trump's hand onstage at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2026, and said she was "probably the president's No. 1 fan," according to onstage remarks.
The Treasury promoted "Trump Accounts," which will seed a $1,000 account for every child born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, and invest the funds through private firms, administration documents show.
Minaj pledged to donate between $150,000 and $300,000 to seed fans' Trump Accounts, she said onstage and in a social media post calling it "the true meaning of paying it forward."
The Treasury says parents may contribute up to $5,000 per year and employers up to $2,500 per year, and recipients will own the funds when they turn 18, administration documents show.
The White House announced plans for additional Trump Accounts summits and a "50 State Challenge" to recruit philanthropists, administration officials said, while social media showed mixed reactions from supporters and critics.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame Minaj’s turn to Trump as a fall from cultural legitimacy, using loaded terms (e.g., "MAGA-fication," "apostle," "rejected by rap"), foregrounding criminal ties (Petty, brother) and her feud with Megan Thee Stallion. Quotes from Minaj and Trump are presented as spectacle; sourcing and selective chronology emphasize scandal over policy.