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President Donald Trump gave Nicki Minaj an eyebrow-raising shout-out during the White House Rose Garden luncheon.
“We also have a woman that is so respected and so hot and so great and such a great friend of, I don’t say conservative, I say of common sense,” Trump, 80, told the Monday, July 6, event crowd, while speaking about the rapper, 43.
“She’s a fantastic person and she’s a woman that’s respected by everybody and she’s got real talent: Nicki Minaj,” he continued.
The president then prompted Minaj to “stand up, please,” adding that she is “such a great person and respected by everybody.”
When Trump later spoke about the Small Business Administration, he once again brought Minaj back into the conversation.
“Nicki Minaj is so incredible. They call it small business, Nicki, but when you add it up, it’s bigger than any back in the world, probably, right?” Trump added. “It’s not small business, but she’s done fantastically and I appreciate it.”
Minaj — one of many in attendance for the Rose Garden Club event — could be seen smiling in photos from the lunch as she enjoyed iced tea at one of the garden tables.
Following the luncheon, the “Pink Friday Girls” rapper updated her fans on her latest trip to the White House.
Minaj used the hashtag “WhiteHouseBarbie” on all of her uploads from the day, including a video posted to X of her sitting at the garden party wearing Versace. “#WhiteHouseBarbie 🎀 #VersaceTingz,” the caption read.
The musician later posed with a portrait of Trump as she walked down the hallowed halls of the White House.
Minaj also reposted a clip of Trump giving her the above shout-out, responding with a series of praying hand emojis.
To top off her outing, Minaj got to go inside the Oval Office and take a picture with Trump at his desk.
“Whoa!!!! #WhiteHouseBarbie with her favorite President of all time!!! 🙌🏽🇺🇸♥️,” she wrote via X.
Minaj and Trump’s friendship has been well-documented over the years, especially after he won his second term as president in November 2024.
The Grammy nominee has since become a frequent guest at Trump’s events, including the 2026 Trump Accounts Summit in January.
“I am probably the president’s No. 1 fan, and that’s not going to change,” Minaj told the crowd after Trump summoned her on stage in Washington, D.C. “The hate — or what people have to say — it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more. And it’s going to motivate all of us to support him more.”
She added, “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?”
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