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Trump calls Nicki Minaj ‘so hot’ as rapper visits the White House for lunch

Trump called the rapper "so hot" and "a fantastic person," drawing viral reactions as the Rose Garden appearance deepened their public alliance.

  • On Monday, July 6, 2026, President Donald Trump publicly praised rapper Nicki Minaj at a White House Rose Garden Club Lunch, calling her "respected" and "so hot" while summoning her to stand before attendees.
  • This tribute marks the latest chapter in an eight-month political alliance that intensified in January 2026 when Minaj appeared at the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit and declared herself "probably the president."
  • The Queens rapper holds 149 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and three chart-topping albums on the Billboard 200, providing commercial weight to Trump's claim of her "real talent."
  • Following the lunch, the compliment went viral, drawing both mockery and applause online, while Minaj documented her Oval Office visit on social media with a photo captioned "#WhiteHouseBarbie."
  • Minaj has publicly endorsed the administration's Gold Card immigration programme, which requires a $1 million contribution from applicants, signaling her deepening transactional political engagement with the administration.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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