{"id":8385,"date":"2026-01-29T00:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-gold-card-1236166086\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:58:18","slug":"nicki-minaj-donald-trump-gold-card-1236166086","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-gold-card-1236166086\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Posts Donald Trump Gold Card, Which Expedites Path to U.S. Citizenship: \u2018Welp\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nicki-minaj\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a> once rapped that Ye (formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kanye-west\">Kanye West<\/a>) 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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj was in Washington, D.C. for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-trump-accounts-1236163208\/\">Trump Accounts Summit<\/a>, where she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\"> spoke glowingly of the president, <\/a>who returned the favor and crowned her the \u201cgreatest and most successful female rapper in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWelp\u2026,\u201d Minaj wrote while posting a photo of her Trump Gold Card. According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/trumpcard.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> official website, <\/a>the elusive card costs a $1,000,000 contribution plus a $15,000 processing fee. The website adds that the Gold Card is a \u201cvisa based upon an individual\u2019s ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\">on the mi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\"> at the Accounts Summit<\/a>, Trump said that Minaj gifted \u201chundreds of thousands of dollars in Trump Accounts\u201d to support children who are also Barbz. \u201cI just think she\u2019s great,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welp\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5v8ztVVLR\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/c5v8ztVVLR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/2016629253014503789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a 2018 tweet that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTyr2-GEn7U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">resurfaced in recent weeks<\/a> amid her Trump support, Minaj revealed she was brought to the U.S. illegally from Trinidad as a five-year-old. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt was a busy day for Minaj, who also posted a video alongside the president. \u201cI\u2019m with my favorite president, the best president of all-time,\u201d she said. Trump then appears in the clip, who states: \u201cAnd I\u2019m with the queen of rap.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBCcOxZIIA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/gBCcOxZIIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/2016651703236362620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\">took the podium at the summit<\/a> after being invited personally to come to the stage by the president, where she championed herself as the \u201cNo. 1 fan\u201d of Donald Trump and admitted that the MAGA backlash has only made her more of a supporter of the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI am probably the president\u2019s No. 1 fan,\u201d Minaj told the audience. \u201cAnd that\u2019s 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\u2019s going to motivate all of us to support him more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe continued: \u201cWe\u2019re not going to let them get away with bullying him. And you know, the smear campaigns. It\u2019s not going to work. He has a lot of force behind him and God is protecting him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicki Minaj on Trump: \u201cI am probably the president\u2019s number one fan \u2014 and that\u2019s not going to change.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v3hk0S2rkQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v3hk0S2rkQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/2016555069861249218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNicki has been staunch in her support of the Trump administration in recent months. She commended Trump for threatening to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\">take military<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-summit-presidents-number-1-fan-1236165523\/\">action in Nigeria<\/a> over the country\u2019s alleged persecution of Christians. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMinaj spoke at a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XVLSHuWHvLU\">United Nations event\u00a0<\/a>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\u2019s widow, at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/nicki-minaj-trump-vance-arizona-turning-point-usa-1236144043\/\">Turning Point USA event<\/a> in December, where she praised VP J.D. Vance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,96,94,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genre-hiphop","category-music","category-music-news","category-rb-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}