Is Nicki Minaj Really Donald J. Trump’s Biggest Supporter?
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Los Angeles, Jan 29 (NationPress) The renowned rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly expressed her controversial endorsement of President Donald J. Trump during a special session with a brief address.
She informed the gathered crowd that Trump is being “bullied” and “smeared”, proudly proclaiming herself “probably the president’s Number 1 fan”, according to reports from ‘Variety’.
“Honestly, I’m not sure what to say,” the rapper began after joining hands with the president at the event in Washington, D.C., “but I will declare that I am likely the president’s Number 1 fan. And that will never change.”
She continued, “The negativity from others does not impact me at all. In fact, it only inspires me to support him even more. This will encourage all of us to stand by him. We will not allow them to continue bullying him. Their smear tactics won’t succeed. He has significant support, and divine protection is upon him. Amen?”
As reported by ‘Variety’, she then leaned towards someone off-stage and quietly asked if she should leave, before making her exit.
Trump responded, “We have done quite well with your community,” apparently referring to his African American supporters. He humorously mentioned her wealth, noting that $16 billion in contributions to “Trump Accounts” was a figure that would catch even a wealthy rapper like Minaj’s attention.
The rapper announced her intention to contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to assist her fans’ Trump Accounts, though the specifics of how this would be allocated to fans remain unclear.
Trump Accounts refers to Section 530A individual retirement accounts established under recently enacted tax and spending legislation, where the federal government has pledged to deposit $1,000 into investment accounts for every child born between 2025 and 2028, provided parents enroll their children during their income tax filings.
Trump remarked, “I believe that decades from now, Trump Accounts will be recognized as one of the most transformative policy innovations.”