Nicki Minaj Attends The Premiere Of ‘Melania’ At Kennedy Center
Here we go again!
Amid headlines that Melania – the film that promises “unprecedented access” for the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration – is set to be a box office flop, Donald Trump and the First Lady attended the premiere in Washington, DC
The premiere was far from a star-studded event, but one celeb who made an appearance was Nicki Minaj.
In her latest show of support for Trump and his family, the rapper took photos on the red carpet for a fan screening Melania at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center on Thursday, January 29. She channeled her 2010s persona with thick bangs, wearing a baby-blue keyhole dress from Maison Schiaparelli.
During her performance, Nicki was seen alongside Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo and “Dr. Phil” host Phil McGraw. She was also photographed laughing with Richard Grenell, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions.
The president talked about the rapper during his time on the red carpet, calling her “fantastic.”
“She's a great person,” Trump continued. “She was so nice, and she understands what we're doing with the Trump accounts. We're helping kids … I think Nicki Minaj is a winner.”
Her appearance at the premiere coincides with her recent support for the Trump administration, which she first revealed in November when she praised his announcement of possible military action against the Nigerian government over “the killing of Christians.”
More recently, at the Trump Accounts Summit on Jan. 28, Minaj called herself the president's biggest fan and insisted, “That's not going to change. And the hate or what people have to say, it doesn't affect me.”
After her performance at the summit, Minaj took to X to proudly reveal her Trump “gold card.” The card offers applicants residency and a path to U.S. citizenship in exchange for a $150,000 “DHS processing fee” and a “$1 million gift,” according to the card's government page.
“Finalizing those citizenship papers as we speak according to MY wonderful, gracious, charming president,” she said in a subsequent post, adding that she received the card “for free.”
