Overview
- At a Treasury-hosted Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., Minaj called herself “probably the biggest fan” of the president as Trump briefly took her hand on stage.
- Hours later she posted a photo of a Trump Gold Card on X, the White House boosted the post, and she wrote that her citizenship papers are being finalized.
- The rapper has said the card was free, though officials describe Gold Cards as a roughly $1 million, fast-track residency route for wealthy, pre-vetted foreigners.
- Trump told the audience Minaj would donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the government’s newborn “Trump Accounts” savings program.
- The endorsement drew heavy online criticism, including from LGBTQ fans, and marked a reversal from her 2018 public objections to Trump-era immigration policies.