Trump Jokes About Growing His Nails to Match Nicki Minaj During Washington, D.C. Outing
President Donald Trump said he plans to grow out his nails to match his self-proclaimed number one fan, Nicki Minaj.
“I said I am going to let my nails grow because I love those nails. I am going to let those nails grow,” Trump, 79, said while summoning Minaj, 43, on stage during his Trump Accounts Summit on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
During his remarks about Minaj, Trump praised the artist for "being MAGA," telling the audience, "she's been with us all the way."
In her speech at the event, the Trinidadian rapper praised Trump’s rollout of investment accounts for U.S.-born babies.
According to CNBC, Minaj plans to contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to the Trump accounts.
"I am probably the president's No. 1 fan, and that's not going to change," Minaj told the crowd in Washington, D.C.
"The hate — or what people have to say — it does not affect me at all," she said. "It actually motivates me to support him more. 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," she added. "He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him. Amen?"
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Minaj promoted her appearance at the Treasury Department's summit and her plan to pledge money to the project in an X post on Jan. 24, calling the accounts, "The true meaning of paying it forward."
"Early financial literacy & financial support for our children will give them a major head start in life," she wrote in the post. "In some cases, they will end up teaching their very own parents how to invest & what to invest in. This makes me very happy."
Trump Accounts were introduced as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The plan is for them to be available to every U.S. citizen born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, according to the White House.
Each account "will launch with a one-time $1,000 government seed contribution,” and the accounts max out at $5,000 per year with funds from the accounts being "invested in a broad stock-market index."
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The account holders will not have ownership over their funds until they turn 18, with the White House claiming, “If fully funded and left untouched, could grow to as much as $1.9 million by age 28."
Funds for these accounts came from MAGA-supporting donors like Minaj, as well as Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, who pledged to donate over $6 billion in December 2025.
At the time of the Dells' pledge, Trump said their donation was “truly one of the most generous acts in the history of our country."
