The popular artist still does not have a U.S. passport.
Hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj participated in a ceremony in Washington to launch a child support program in the U.S. called "Trump Accounts." The initiative was proposed by President Donald Trump, who told the event's guests that Minaj would deposit "hundreds of thousands" into investment accounts for the children of her fans.
RTVI.US previously reported on how the "Trump Accounts" would be structured, including when and to whom the first funds would be credited. It was reported that, in addition to government funds, businessman Michael Dell and his wife invested at least $6 billion into the program.
From the stage, Trump promised that the initiative would be a "breakthrough innovation," and upon announcing Minaj's participation in the sponsorship, he also invited her to give a speech. The ceremony was broadcast by the White House.
"I don’t know what to say. I’m probably the number one fan of the president, and nothing will change that. The hate and what people say doesn’t affect me; it rather motivates me to support him even more," Minaj said as she took the stage.
The rapper added that Trump has "great strength" and that "God protects him."
"Amen?" Minaj concluded, laughing as the audience applauded.
After that, Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary took the microphone, while Trump stood with Minaj holding hands behind him. O’Leary, in a brief speech, thanked Trump for his "pro-business" policies, after which both guests left the stage. Trump joked that he preferred such an "interlude" to the speeches of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen.
According to Variety, Minaj will send between $150,000 and $300,000 to the "Trump Accounts," but it is unclear how the mechanism for crediting specifically to the families of the rapper's fans will work.
The publication notes that the artist's support for Trump over the past year has divided the singer's fan club. Some recalled her 2018 social media post criticizing the policy of separating migrant children from their parents, which was employed by Trump's first administration.
In that post, Minaj admitted that she arrived in the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago as an "illegal migrant at the age of five." In 2024, she claimed that she still does not have U.S. citizenship.
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