Nicki Minaj turned Donald Trump’s 80th birthday into a highly visible social post, and that matters because every public move like this can ripple through the music business’s already divided political and cultural landscape. Minaj posted AI-generated images of herself with Trump on X on Sunday, including one that also featured Elon Musk and Sydney Sweeney.
Minaj Posts Trump Birthday Tribute on X
The Queens rapper wrote, “Happy 80th birthday Mr. President,” alongside four images, including one of the pair at a ballroom event and another showing them as animated characters. One of the images was a fake photo of Minaj and Trump riding with Musk and Sweeney in the backseat. Billboard said it reached out to the White House and reps for Musk and Sweeney for comment.
A Second AI Image With Trump
This was not Minaj’s first AI-generated image with Trump. She also posted one in February while celebrating President’s Day, sharing an image of the two in a convertible. The article says Minaj has raved about Trump and his administration for much of the past year, and that she made her MAGA pivot in 2025.
Minaj Has Been Open About Her Trump Support
Minaj met Trump for the first time in January at a Trump Accounts Summit, where she called herself the president’s biggest supporter. She told the crowd, “I am probably the president’s No. 1 fan,” and added that public criticism would not change her support.
In May, Minaj told TIME she had once been a closeted Trump fan and was afraid to support him publicly because of possible backlash from the music industry. She said many celebrities feel the same way but do not say it, and described herself as “the catalyst for that change.”
Trump Spent His Birthday at UFC Freedom 250
Trump spent his 80th birthday hosting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House’s South Lawn. The article says it became the first-ever UFC event in history to feature a knockout in all seven fights on the card.
What to watch next: whether Minaj continues pairing her Trump support with more public posts, especially after already sharing AI images with him more than once.
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