Nicki Minaj is continuing to travel aboard the Trump Train. The rapper has been tapped to be a judge on Trump’s ‘Apprentice’-style small business competition in D.C. next month, according to Fox News Digital.
The Million-Dollar Pitch Competition is set for September 18 in Washington, D.C., and will be hosted by actor Dean Cain. The event is being touted as a cross between Shark Tank and The Apprentice. Five companies will compete for a $1 million grand prize, but no one goes home empty-handed. The breakdown is as follows:
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First place: $400,000
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Second place: $250,000
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Third place: $150,000
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Fourth place: $125,000
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Fifth place: $75,000
Joe Gebbia, Trump’s U.S. Chief Design Officer, and equity fund manager Grant Cardone will also have key roles in the competition. Nicki has been a huge MAGA supporter since 2025 and calls herself Trump’s “number one fan.” Cain, Gebbia, and Cardone have always been big Trump supporters.
