Nicki Minajis reaching a turning point inher MAGA pivot.
The rapper, 43,who courted controversy among fans when she appeared at a conservative Turning Point USA event in December, is doubling down onher alliance with President Donald Trump. Minaj is listed as one of several speakers set to appear at an upcoming Treasury Department event.
The summit is aimed at spreading awarenessabout "Trump Accounts,"anew pilot programfrom the administration that will give children born after Jan. 1, 2025, and before Dec. 31, 2028, investment accounts with a one-time deposit of $1000.
Nicki Minaj's legendary rap career has spanned nearly two decades. From breakout mixtapes to chart-topping crossover albums, she has shaped pop culture, fashion and the rap game along the way. Scroll on for a look back at her career." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7, 2024, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj accepts the best hip-hop video award for "Do We Have a Problem?" onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on Aug. 28, 2022, in Newark, New Jersey." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Here, Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty pose at the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 12, 2020, in New York City. The couple welcomed their first child together on Sept. 30, 2020, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj accepts the Gamechanger Award at the Billboard Women In Music event on Dec. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj works the runway in an elegant pink train at the 2019 Met Gala "Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion" on May 6, 2019, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj rocks a short, blonde hairdo during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 11, 2018, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj attends the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs on stage during the 2017 NBA Awards Live on TNT on June 26, 2017, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Fergie, Kim Kardashian West and Nicki Minaj attend the Daily Front Row's third annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards at Sunset Tower Hotel on April 2, 2017, in West Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Minnie Mouse and Nicki Minaj attend the Fashion LA Awards. Minnie is wearing a custom alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet dress at the Sunset Tower Hotel on April 2, 2017, in West Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj, right, and Meek Mill watch the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland Trail Blazers in Philadelphia on Jan. 16, 2016." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé perform onstage during TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on Oct. 20, 2015, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Victor Cruz, Debbie Harry, Nicki Minaj and June Ambrose attend the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park on Sept. 11, 2015, in New York City. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Cedric The Entertainer as Eddie, left, Nicki Minaj as Draya and Ice Cube as Calvin in a scene from the film "Barbershop: The Next Cut."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs at Fashion Rocks 2014 at the Barclays Center on Sept. 9, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
(Front to back) Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande perform onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Leslie Mann, Cameron Diaz, Nicki Minaj and Kate Upton speak onstage at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre on April 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj attends her Kmart collection private event at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on March 1, 2013, in West Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre on Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on Sept. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj onstage at the 2013 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on Aug. 22, 2013, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs at the Nokia Theatre on Aug. 8, 2012, in Los Angeles" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj visits BET's "106 & Park" at the BET Studios on April 2, 2012, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj speaks onstage during The Grammy nominations concert live countdown to music's biggest night at Nokia Theatre on Nov. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj (L) and editor-in-chief of American Vogue, Anna Wintour, attend the Carolina Herrera Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theater at Lincoln Center on Sept. 12, 2011, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj arrives at the 2011 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Feb. 11, 2011." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" presented by the USO at the MCAS Miramar on Dec. 3, 2010, in Miramar, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Nicki Minaj: See her award-winning rap career in pictures
Nicki Minaj's legendary rap career has spanned nearly two decades. From breakout mixtapes to chart-topping crossover albums, she has shaped pop culture, fashion and the rap game along the way. Scroll on for a look back at her career.
Nicki Minaj petition calls for herdeportation after supporting Trump
Confirming her participation in the event,Minaj wrote on X: "The true meaning of paying it forward. Early financial literacy & financial support for our children will give them a major head start in life. In some cases, they will end up teaching their very own parents how to invest & what to invest in. This makes me very happy."
Minaj is one ofseveral headlining namesset to appear at the summit, includingonetime "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Learyand"Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines. Hines is married to Health SecretaryRobert KennedyJr.
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Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are also set to speak.
Minaj's appearance comes amid the fervor over her recent alignment with the Trump administration. Minaj sat down withconservative figure Erika Kirkon Dec. 21 atTurning Point USA'sAmericaFest conference in Phoenix, praising both Trump andVice President JD Vancefor their relatability.
"I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president. I don't even know if he knows this, but he has given so many people hope that there's a chance to beat the bad guys and to win and to do it with your head held high and your integrity intact," Minaj said.
Following her appearance alongside Kirk, a petition encouragingImmigration and Customs Enforcementto deport the rapper garnered over 53,000 signatures.
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Nicki Minaj speaking at Trump Accounts event amid MAGA pivot
