MAGA queen of rap: Nicki Minaj becomes Trump’s newest White House surrogate

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When Nicki Minaj, the self-described “queen of rap,” descended on Washington this week, she may have thought to herself, “I wish that I could have this moment for life.”

The Trinidadian-born rapper and the newest Make America Great Again icon appeared at an event on Wednesday with President Donald Trump, touting his newly created “Trump accounts,” attended the premiere of first lady Melania Trump’s documentary at the Trump-Kennedy Center on Thursday, and received one of Trump’s $1 million “gold cards,” a visa that expediates U.S. permanent residency.

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