Nicki Minaj criticized after posting bizarre AI picture of her and Donald Trump
Topics: Nicki Minaj, Donald Trump, Twitter, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence
Niamh Shackleton
Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/Win McNamee
Topics: Nicki Minaj, Donald Trump, Twitter, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence
Nicki Minaj is facing yet more criticism after sharing a bizarre photo of her with Donald Trump on X, formerly Twitter.
Minaj has been facing a lot of heat of late amid her ties to Donald Trump, 79, and her ongoing support of the undeniably controversial president.
She recently sat down with Katie Miller for her podcast where she explained why she supports Trump.
"Religious freedom is something that's very important to me," the 43-year-old said when asked about why she's a Trump fan.
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"But if I'm being honest, President Trump, because when I saw how he was being treated over and over and over, I just couldn't handle it."
The rapper went on to say that she felt like she sympathized with the ongoing 'bullying' Trump has been facing.
Now it appears as if Trump and Minaj have become quite the unexpected duo, with the POTUS having recently invited her on stage at an event, where she spoke highly of Trump.
She's also echoed similar sentiments on social media and, in her latest showing of support for the president, she shared a bizarre AI picture of them to Twitter.
In the fake photo, the AI version of Minaj is seemingly taking a selfie in a car with Trump as he flashes an 'OK' sign at the camera. Both of them are wearing pink ensembles.
"Happy #PresidentsDay," the 'Bang Bang' hitmaker captioned the odd snap.
The artificially created photo has left people online divided: while some seem to have found the photo funny, others argued it was a bit weird.
"Girl, this is corny, even for you. Use a real photo," one person said. Another person branded the picture as 'cringe'.
Happy #PresidentsDay pic.twitter.com/uVvRK4MnJ5
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 16, 2026
"This is just tacky," insisted somebody else.
Someone else questioned: "You actually met the man, why didn’t you just use a picture of you two then instead of AI?" A different person replied to this: "Because neither of them looks like that."
Others were less offended, however.
"Is this picture real? Looks amazing anyways," said someone on Twitter.
"Although this is an AI-generated photo, it looks nice," a second person wrote.
A third person went on to pen: "Let’s go Nicki and President Trump."
UNILAD has approached Minaj's rep for comment.
Minaj, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the process of becoming an official US citizen.
She's a now reportedly a legal immigrant in America, having moved to the country as a child.
In an update shared in late January, Minaj wrote online: "Finalizing that citizenship paperwork as we speak as per MY wonderful, gracious, charming President."