{"id":2555584,"date":"2026-01-28T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trots-out-nicki-minaj-to-sell-trump-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:48:37","slug":"white-house-trots-out-nicki-minaj-to-sell-trump-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trots-out-nicki-minaj-to-sell-trump-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"White House trots out Nicki Minaj to sell &#8216;Trump accounts&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-trots-out-nicki-minaj-to-sell-trump-accounts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2555584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a Treasury Department \u201cTrump Accounts Summit,\u201d Nicki Minaj appeared on stage with President Donald Trump to promote the management\u2019s new \u201cTrump accounts,\u201d part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader affordability push tied<\/a> to the 2026 campaign. Minaj praised Trump, said she is his \u201cNo. 1 fan,\u201d dismissed critics as motivating her support, and announced she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-cuomo-resignation-new-yorkers-want-to-rename-governor-mario-m-cuomo-bridge\/\" title=\"Following Cuomo Resignation, New Yorkers Want To Rename \u2018Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge\u2019\">personally contribute<\/a> \u201chundreds of thousands\u201d of dollars to the accounts for her fans (\u201cBarbz\u201d). The accounts, set to launch July 4 as part of the America 250 festivity, will receive an initial $1,000 federal deposit for each child born to U.S.citizens between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec.31, 2028; parents, employers, and others may add funds up to $5,000 per year. Administration officials say the accounts could grow substantially by a child\u2019s 18th birthday,and they are recruiting philanthropists for a \u201c50 State Challenge\u201d to seed accounts nationwide.The appearance marked the first time Minaj and Trump shared a stage, following her earlier public praise of his intervention on behalf of Christians in Nigeria.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House trots out Nicki Minaj to sell &lsquo;Trump accounts&rsquo; amid 2026 affordability blitz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2421395\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434695\/trump-immigration-unstuck-minnesota-shooting-operation-damage-control\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;enlisted the help of Nicki Minaj, Make America Great Again&rsquo;s newest superstar, on Wednesday to tout his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-cisa-chief-dodged-questions-about-election-censorship\/\" title=\"Jordan: CISA Chief Dodged Questions About Election Censorship\">newly created &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Trump accounts,&rdquo; a signature pillar of the administration&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\">economic<\/a> push ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Minaj, a Trinidadian-born rapper, first caught the president&rsquo;s eye after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3890897\/nicki-minaj-nigerian-christian-persecution-demands-urgent-action-unite-humanity\/\">publicly thanking him<\/a> for intervening on behalf of Christians in Nigeria late last year. Her comments earned her a speaking spot before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3890897\/nicki-minaj-nigerian-christian-persecution-demands-urgent-action-unite-humanity\/\">United Nations<\/a>, backing the Trump administration&rsquo;s stance on the issue, but Wednesday&rsquo;s event marked the first time Trump and Minaj shared the same stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436696\/trump-warns-jacob-frey-playing-with-fire-failing-enforce-federal-immigration-laws-minneapolis\/\">Trump warns Minneapolis mayor is &#8216;PLAYING WITH FIRE&#8217; by failing to enforce federal immigration laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436662\/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-treasury-about-trump-accounts\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Treasury about Trump accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436598\/trump-threatens-attack-iran-worse-than-midnight-hammer-military-buildup-in-region\/\">Trump threatens attack on Iran worse than &#8216;Midnight Hammer&#8217; with military buildup in the region<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4433652\/trump-tim-walz-similar-wavelength-ice-minnesota\/\">Trump<\/a> called out the &ldquo;Super Bass&rdquo; hitmaker during the middle of his remarks and invited her up to the microphone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to let my nails grow because I love those nails,&rdquo; he joked before embracing the Queen of Rap and briefly surrendering the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what to say, but I will say that I am probably the president&rsquo;s No. 1 fan, and that&rsquo;s not going to change,&rdquo; Minaj told the gathered audience at the Mellon Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hate or whatever people have to say &mdash; it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more, and it&rsquo;s going to motivate all of us to support him more,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to let them get away with bullying him, and you know, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4411062\/petition-to-deport-nicki-minaj-draws-over-50k-signatures-after-rapper-praises-trump\/\">smear campaigns<\/a>, it&rsquo;s not going to work, OK? He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Minaj wasn&rsquo;t just a guest speaker on Wednesday. She also announced that she would personally contribute &ldquo;hundreds of thousands&rdquo; of dollars to the Trump accounts to benefit the &ldquo;Barbz,&rdquo; a nickname for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-the-ncaa-conference-switcheroo-blow-up-college-football\/\" title=\"Could the NCAA conference switcheroo disrupt college football?\">massive fan base<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I absolutely love my Barbz,&rdquo; she said in a statement ahead of the event. &ldquo;I want to see them bring healthy and successful children into the world. Becoming a mother was the greatest thing that&rsquo;s ever happened to me, and I want others to experience the same joy my son has brought into my life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know raising a child can be expensive and challenging at times,&rdquo; the 43-year-old explained. &ldquo;So I&rsquo;m committed to doing whatever I can to support them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\">Treasury Department<\/a> billed Wednesday&rsquo;s event as the &ldquo;Trump Accounts Summit.&rdquo; It was the second stand-alone event highlighting the president&rsquo;s new investment accounts since December. The accounts are set to launch on July 4, as part of the administration&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America 250<\/a> celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436051\/trump-flexes-clout-against-indiana-foes-as-affordability-and-deportation-headwinds-grow\/\"><strong>TRUMP FLEXES CLOUT AGAINST INDIANA FOES AS AFFORDABILITY AND DEPORTATION HEADWINDS GROW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The federal government will invest an initial $1,000 into Trump accounts for every child born to American citizens between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028. Parents, employers, and private individuals may make additional contributions, capped at $5,000 annually, to the accounts, which administration officials say could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time a child turns 18.<\/p>\n<p>The administration is also actively courting philanthropists across the country to take part in its &ldquo;50 State Challenge,&rdquo; in which they personally contribute to initial investments in Trump accounts owned by children in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj promotes Trump accounts at White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2555585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26028618100944.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55513,32319,66342,72106,32127],"class_list":["post-2555584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-endorsements","tag-donald-trump","tag-nicki-minaj","tag-political-marketing","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26028618100944.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2555584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2555588,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555584\/revisions\/2555588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2555584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2555584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}