Two of the world\u2019s most infamous bullies \u2014 one a U.S. president bitten with the imperialist bug<\/a> and another a rap icon known for attacking other celebrities online<\/a> in her orbit \u2014 joined forces in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in a public show of support.<\/p>\n During\u00a0a\u00a0U.S. Treasury event, Nicki Minaj stood next to Donald Trump and from behind a podium, declared: \u201cI am probably the president\u2019s Number One fan.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe hate or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more,\u201d she 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. O.K.? He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n The summit on Wednesday launched \u201cTrump Accounts,\u201d<\/a> a kind of investment account for children established in last year\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. These accounts will be available to people under 18, with investments growing tax-free like an individual retirement account. Once they\u2019re adults, account holders will be able to withdraw the money, but only for specific things, including education, buying a home, starting a business, or retirement.<\/p>\n According to PBS<\/a>, Minaj pledged to donate between $150,000 and $300,000 to help fund Trump accounts.<\/p>\n Although Minaj previously told Rolling Stone<\/a> that she wasn\u2019t going to \u201cjump on the Donald Trump bandwagon,\u201d she has since been a vocal supporter of the president and the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n \u201cI get that a lot of people don\u2019t like him for obvious reasons. But, what stuck with me was the children being taken away from their parents when they came into this country,\u201d Minaj said in 2020, following the implementation of Trump\u2019s first-term \u201czero tolerance\u201d immigration policy <\/a>that separated over 5,000 children from their parents. \u201cThat really bothered me because I was one of those immigrant children coming to America to flee poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Minaj\u2019s 2020 comments are a stark contrast to her conversation last month with Erika Kirk, the widow of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk and\u00a0the organization\u2019s CEO<\/a>, during a surprise appearance<\/a> at\u00a0Turning Point USA\u2019s AmericaFest alongside. During a Q&A session, Minaj gushed over Trump\u00a0and Vice President\u00a0J.D. Vance, saying, \u201cI love both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month, several\u00a0Change.org petitions\u00a0calling to deport\u00a0Nicki Minaj\u00a0to her native Trinidad and Tobago amassed hundreds of thousands of signatures<\/a>. \u00a0\u201cDeporting Nicki Minaj back to Trinidad would serve as a reminder that public figures need to be accountable for their words and the broader impact they have on diverse communities,\u201d Tristan Hamilton, who began the most viral petitions at the time, wrote on the website. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about one person\u2019s fall from grace; it\u2019s about holding everyone to a standard of compassion and consistency, especially when they possess significant influence.\u201d<\/p>\nLove Music?<\/h2>\n
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