Donald Trump singled out Nicki Minaj at a White House luncheon, ordering the rapper to rise before praising her as 'so respected and so hot' in a moment that lit up social media.
The president delivered the eyebrow-raising tribute on Monday, 6 July 2026, at a Rose Garden Club lunch, held hours after he launched his new Trump Accounts savings scheme for children. Minaj, a vocal supporter of the president since her turn towards MAGA politics last year, sat among the guests in a pink Versace dress and stood to a round of applause.
