Donald Trump called Nicki Minaj his favorite as she walked into the Oval Office during the premiere of Million Dollar Pitch, and Nicki made it clear she is not going anywhere.
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The moment aired Tuesday night, October 20, on the first episode of Million Dollar Pitch, a small business competition from the Small Business Administration, the federal agency that helps fund and support small businesses. The show premiered on YouTube and Prime Video with Dean Cain as host, and Nicki sits on the judges’ panel as five businesses pitch for the win.
At one point in the episode, the judges walk into the Oval Office. Trump spotted Nicki as she came through the door.
“There she is, my favorite,” Trump said. “She’s been with me for a long time, I won’t say how long.”
The clip spread quickly on social media, and Nicki saw it after a fan account reposted it on X. She quoted the post with a message of her own.
“Not going anywhere. Right where I need to be,” she wrote, adding a praying hands emoji.
The exchange shows how far Nicki’s relationship with Trump has come. During his first term, she spoke out against his administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the border. Now she is one of his most visible celebrity supporters.
In January, Nicki appeared alongside Trump at a Treasury Department event announcing Trump Accounts, an investment program for children. She also attended a White House Rose Garden luncheon this summer and has called herself Trump’s “No. 1 fan” on social media.
Her judging seat on Million Dollar Pitch puts her right back in the White House spotlight, this time on a show built around the Trump administration’s small business push.
