The reason Nicki Minaj has been cozying up to Donald Trump is becoming more and more clear. Source: Derek White / Getty Earlier this week, Minaj announced she is pledging hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund new $1,000 tax-advantaged investment accounts for her fans' newborns. This is a part of a program the Trump administration is launching this year. To make this announcement, the rapper joined President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and others for a Trump Accounts summit on Wednesday, Jan.