Self-proclaimed No. 1 Trump fan Nicki Minaj plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday, Seen, Heard & Whispered has learned.
Details were still being worked out, but Fox News confirmed that the rap artist will be coming as its guest to the gala at the Washington Hilton.
Ms. Minaj has forged a unique relationship with President Trump, who himself will be making his first appearance at the dinner as commander in chief. He declined invitations in his first term and again last year.
The dinner, known in some quarters as “Nerd Prom,” gives the D.C. news media a chance to party en masse, dole out some awards and scholarships, and try a poor imitation of Hollywood for a night.
Mentalist Oz Pearlman will be the featured entertainer this year, and the president also traditionally attempts his own comedic routine.
In decades past, the event drew big stars, with the TV network news divisions inviting some of their own actors from sitcom and drama series. The star power has dimmed mightily since the end of the Obama administration.
