Nicki Minaj Shows Off Trump Gold Card After Defending President, Says She’s Finalizing Citizenship Paperwork
Nicki Minaj has a Trump Gold Card hours after defending President Donald Trump at the Trump Accounts Summit — and wants people to know what it's for.
Hours after the Trinidad-born rapper praised the president at the Wednesday, Jan. 28, event, she showed off a Trump Gold Card on X alongside a caption that read "Welp."
The photo appeared to have been taken on the same day, as it showed a piece of the musician's white coat and her multicolored nails, both of which she was seen wearing earlier Wednesday.
After the post went viral with over 5.2 million views, Minaj clarified more about her Gold Card status.
"Residency? Residency? The cope is coping. 😅 Finalizing that citizenship paperwork as we speak as per MY wonderful, gracious, charming President. Thanks to the petition. 📋 I wouldn’t have done it without you. Oh CitizenNIKA you are thee moment. Gold Trump card free of charge," she wrote in a second post.
The White House also retweeted Minaj's original post with the photo of her Trump Gold Card, writing, " oh she's super BASED ✨ http://trumpcard.gov."
The Trump Gold Card is described as a "visa based upon an individual’s ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States," on its official website. To apply, an applicant must pay a nonrefundable $15,000 Department of Human Services (DHS) processing fee.
After "careful consideration," an "in-depth background check" and vetting process by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, an applicant is notified if they have been approved.
Welp… pic.twitter.com/c5v8ztVVLR
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) January 28, 2026
They must also pay a $1 million "gift" that will serve as "evidence that the individual will substantially benefit the United States."
If approved, the applicant will receive lawful permanent resident status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa holder, according to the website.
PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Minaj and the White House for comment.
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Earlier Wednesday, Minaj made her presence known at the Trump Accounts Summit. Trump Accounts creates "tax-advantaged investment accounts of U.S. citizens under the age of 18," per its website,
The plan is for them to be available to every U.S. citizen born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, and "launch with a one-time $1,000 government seed contribution," per the White House.
The "Super Bass" hitmaker plans to contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to the Trump accounts, according to CNBC.
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At the event, she said that she's "probably the president's No. 1 fan, and that's not going to change."
"The hate — or what people have to say — it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more," she said. "And it's going to motivate all of us to support him more."
"We're not going to let them get away with bullying him. He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen?" Minaj continued.
Minaj promoted her appearance at the summit on X, writing that this is "the true meaning of paying it forward" and that it makes her "very happy."
Following the event, Minaj and Trump also filmed a TikTok together in which Minaj called Trump her "favorite president" and the "best president of all time."
