Nicki Minaj has once again found herself at the centre of online debate — and this time it started with a pink-filtered Presidents’ Day post.

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The 43-year-old rapper marked the US holiday by sharing an AI-generated image of herself alongside Donald Trump, 79, on X. In the digitally altered snap, the pair sit side-by-side in a car, both dressed head-to-toe in Barbie pink, with Trump flashing his signature ‘OK’ hand gesture toward the camera.

Minaj captioned the post simply: “Happy #PresidentsDay”

But what was meant as a tribute quickly turned into a talking point.

The image, which appears to have replaced what looked to be her husband, Kenneth Petty, with an AI version of Trump, drew immediate scrutiny. If you look closely, a reflection resembling Petty can be seen in the car window behind the former president’s head — a detail that didn’t go unnoticed by fans.

“We can all see your man in the reflection lol,” one user wrote. Another questioned the need for artificial imagery at all: “You actually met the man, why didn’t you just use a picture of you two then instead of AI?”

A separate user replied bluntly: “Because neither of them looks like that.” (Ouch.)

Others were less diplomatic, with one commenter writing: “Girl, this is corny, even for you. Use a real photo.”

“This is just tacky,” insisted somebody else. The word “cringe” surfaced repeatedly in replies, with users posting: “Cringe,” and “Isn’t this cringe?” while another added: “Dies from cringe.”

Still, not everyone was offended by the post. Some supporters leaned into the spectacle – with some X users branding the images “nice” and “amazing”.

The reaction highlights a growing divide within Minaj’s fanbase — particularly as her political support becomes more visible.

In recent months, the rapper has made her admiration for Trump increasingly clear. She sat down with Katie Miller for a podcast appearance, where she explained her stance.

“Religious freedom is something that’s very important to me,” she said when asked about why she’s a Trump fan. “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.”

Minaj added that she sympathised with what she described as the ‘bullying’ Trump has faced.

Her public support has extended beyond interviews. Over the last three months, she has advocated for Trump and Vice President JD Vance on social media, supported Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in December 2025, and appeared hand-in-hand onstage with Trump himself at the Trump Accounts Summit in January.

Following that appearance, she referred to herself as the president’s “number one fan.”

She even sat alongside the president and the first lady at the premier of Melania’s eponymous documentary earlier this month.

According to reports, Minaj revealed she was gifted a “free” Trump Gold Card, giving her a fast pass to citizenship shortly after publicly praising him.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Minaj is currently in the process of becoming an official US citizen. She has reportedly been a legal immigrant in America since moving to the country as a child.

In a January update, she wrote: “Finalizing that citizenship paperwork as we speak as per MY wonderful, gracious, charming President.”

That evolving political identity has stirred tension among some of her most loyal supporters, the Barbz. Some fans have reportedly blocked her on social media, while others have destroyed merchandise in protest of her political shift.

Yet if the Presidents’ Day post proved anything, it’s that Minaj has no intention of softening her stance.

Featured image credit: X/NickiMinaj