Careful she doesn’t cut you, Donald! Nicki Minaj flashes dagger-long nails as she clutches Trump’s hand after gushing she’s his No. 1 fan
Nicki Minaj is President Donald Trump’s No. 1 fan.
The rapper unexpectedly joined the President on stage for a Trump Accounts-related event in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
She emerged in a furry white coat and, with her acrylic nails several inches long, held Trump’s hand, which was prone to bruising and bleeding due to his high dose of aspirin.
Trump praised Minaj for depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars into accounts for her supporters’ children, then went off script and invited her onstage with businessman and Daily Mail writer Kevin O’Leary.
Minaj, appearing brighter than ever before government and business leaders, gushed about Trump despite recent backlash for her foreign support for the President.
“I’m probably the president’s No. 1 fan,” Minaj said from the podium at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Wednesday. ‘And that won’t change.’
He said any hatred towards Trump motivates him and his supporters to support him even more.
‘We will not allow them to bully and smear him; This isn’t going to work, okay? There is great power behind him and God is protecting him. Amine?’ He concluded.
President Donald Trump and rapper Nicki Minaj held hands as they took the stage for brief remarks at the Trump Accounts event
Trump invites Minaj on stage in an unscripted moment at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Minaj wore several inch-long chrome-colored acrylic nails and held Trump’s hand, which is often seen bruised and discolored from makeup due to his frequent handshakes and daily heavy doses of aspirin.
Minaj invests hundreds of thousands of dollars in Trump Accounts to support children of incredible fans
Trump leaned over and told the rapper off the microphone: ‘That’s nice, thank you.’
Minaj sat next to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz at the event in cold and still snow-covered D.C.
He shook the President’s hand when he took the stage, and then they held hands as he stood behind O’Leary for his brief remarks.
The rapper, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, wore long, chrome-colored acrylic nails that would pose a danger to the President’s weak hands.
Pam Bondi sliced open Trump’s hand with her ring during a high-five at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And there are often images of Trump’s right hand with bruises or makeup covered up to hide discoloration.
This is because a higher daily dose of aspirin than recommended is accepted. Trump says he defied doctor’s orders to take fewer medications to make his blood thinner and his heart flow more easily to prevent a heart attack later in life.
But Trump didn’t seem concerned about how Minaj’s nails would affect the health of her hands.
She even joked about how she was going to grow her nails long because she liked the length of Minaj’s nails while inviting the rapper on stage.
“I think he’s great,” Trump said. ‘You know, I’ve been hearing this much for years, not knowing Nicki, and I’ve been hearing this for years, she’s a huge Trump supporter, a Trump fan, and she’s been a little bit angry at times.’
‘His community – let me tell you – it’s not like we’re doing a pretty good job with your community, as we say,’ he added. ‘But Nicki was an incredible supporter.’
Minaj sat next to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz (right) at the event held in chilly Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2026.
Queens rapper was visibly excited when Trump took the stage
Minaj, who appeared on stage in a furry white apron, shook hands with Trump and shared kisses on his cheeks.
Trump said Minaj attended the event Wednesday as a big supporter of new childhood investment savings accounts.
‘Nicki earns a lot of money and promotes herself generously,’ he said.
He detailed: ‘He invests hundreds of thousands of dollars into Trump Accounts to support his children and indeed the children of his incredible fans. This is great; Focus on this.’
‘Why should you give it to someone else’s fans? Give it to your fans. I like that,’ Trump said.
According to the president, the plan put forward by Trump aims to create a generation of millionaires.
The so-called Trump accounts will provide $1,000 in tax-advantaged investments provided by the Treasury Department to children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028.
This $1,000 salary can be created by investing up to $5,000 annually.
If the maximum contribution is made to the Trump Account, the estimated value will be $1.1 million by the time they turn 28, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28.
He plans to register his daughter, who will be born in May, on his Trump account.
Unless a family contributes more than the initial $1,000, a child with a Trump account can be expected to have about $18,000 by age 28.
