Nicki Minaj, who shared in 2018 that she came to the U.S. as a young child with her family from Trinidad and Tobago, showed off a gold card given by Donald Trump on Wednesday. This happened after an event celebrating the launch of new savings accounts for children, similar to IRAs. She also mentioned on social media that she is still completing the process to become a U.S. citizen.
Rapper Nicki Minaj, 43, announced on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday that she’s completing her citizenship paperwork, thanking her fans for their support. She posted a picture of the Chucky doll giving the middle finger, and wrote, ‘Thanks to the petition… I wouldn’t have done it without you.’ She also expressed gratitude to a fan account called CitizenNIKA, calling them ‘the moment’ and offering a ‘Gold Trump card’ as a thank you.
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The online post about a $1 million citizenship card likely referenced several requests to deport the rapper, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, back to Trinidad and Tobago, where she was born. She later grew up in Queens, New York. An earlier post showed a picture of the gold card with only the word “Welp …” written alongside it.
In a 2018 Facebook post, the rapper shared that they came to the country as a five-year-old undocumented immigrant. The post included a photo taken during a period of strict immigration enforcement under the first Trump administration, when families were being separated at the southern border.
The photo depicted children on mats with emergency thermal blankets, enclosed by a chain-link fence. Seeing it brought to mind the unimaginable fear of being a young child, separated from your parents in an unfamiliar place. It’s deeply upsetting, and it’s hard not to think about the terror and panic these children must be experiencing right now. This needs to stop.
In a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, she admitted she found Donald Trump amusing while watching him on “Celebrity Apprentice,” but she was deeply troubled by the reports and images of children being separated from their parents.
Nicki Minaj shared that she grew up as an immigrant child coming to the United States to escape financial hardship. She found it deeply upsetting to think about children going through similar experiences – leaving their home countries due to poverty or war – and then being separated from the person who provides them with security and comfort. That aspect of the situation particularly bothered her.
At the time, she said she would not “jump on the Donald Trump bandwagon.”
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Rapper Nicki Minaj unexpectedly joined Erika Kirk at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix.
However, Minaj now supports the president’s second term, even jokingly calling herself his biggest fan on Wednesday. She stated that her support wouldn’t waver.
Nicki Minaj stated that negative comments or criticism don’t bother her at all, but actually inspire her and others to support the person being targeted even more. She emphasized they won’t tolerate bullying or negative attacks, and believes he has strong support and divine protection.
The president called her “the greatest and most successful female rapper of all time,” and based on her record sales and chart performance, that’s a fair assessment. Though, artists like Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill could certainly be considered as well.
The President said he wasn’t familiar with Nicki Minaj, but he’d heard she was a supporter of Donald Trump. He also mentioned she sometimes faced criticism because her fanbase didn’t necessarily share those views.
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Trump praised Nicki Minaj for generously donating “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to new accounts, alongside people like Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell Computers. He also jokingly admired Minaj’s long, pink, pointed nails, telling the audience he was inspired to grow his own nails out because he liked them so much.
Just before Christmas in December, the rapper performed alongside Erika Kirk, whose husband Charlie Kirk tragically died in September at Utah Valley University. At a Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix, Minaj used her time onstage to express support for Donald Trump and criticize California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Nicki Minaj, who identifies as Christian, publicly thanked Donald Trump for his support of Christians facing persecution in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
Nicki Minaj expressed deep respect for the president, saying he’s inspired many people to believe they can overcome challenges and succeed with dignity. She added that he might not be aware of the positive impact he’s had on so many.
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On Wednesday evening, Nicki Minaj was seemingly the victim of a ‘swatting’ incident, where someone falsely reported a shooting at her home in Hidden Hills.
She also declared onstage that there was “nothing wrong with being a boy.”
She went on, marveling at the situation. “It’s incredibly strong, isn’t it? And so meaningful. Boys will be boys, and that’s perfectly okay.”
Minaj then shared some of her tweets and posts that made fun of Newsom, using nicknames like “Newscum” and “Gavie-poo” and also criticizing his support for transgender children.
The rapper, known for “Starships,” didn’t try to conceal her tendency to be outspoken. In 2023, she openly admitted she was prepared to strongly criticize certain individuals when necessary.
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Kenneth Petty, the husband of the rapper, received a sentence of one year of home confinement and three years of probation after failing to register as a sex offender in California.
She explained to Vogue that when she thinks of someone being ‘mean,’ she thinks of their fundamental character. She often says there’s a difference between being mean and being a ‘bitch’ – a ‘bitch’ is temporary, but meanness is part of who someone is. Even when she’s at her most confrontational, she’ll still help someone if they need it, because she needs to be able to live with herself and feel good about who she is.
New accounts for children, called Trump accounts, were created as part of the tax law passed last summer. These accounts, a type of IRA, are available to U.S. citizens who were 17 or younger on December 31st of the year the account was opened.
Children born between 2025 and 2028 will automatically receive $1,000 to start a savings account, thanks to a program funded by the U.S. Treasury. Parents can add up to $5,000 more each year, if they choose. A parent manages the account until the child turns 18, and any money withdrawn for things like education, a home, or starting a business will be subject to regular income tax.
Nicki Minaj is married to Kenneth Petty, who spent four years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape in New York in 1995. They have one son, nicknamed “Papa Bear,” who was born in 2020. He’s too young to receive the $1,000 benefit being discussed, as he was born about five years before the eligibility date.
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2026-01-30 01:02