{"slug": "nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and", "title": "Nicki Minaj Posts Donald Trump AI Birthday Tribute Featuring Elon Musk and Sydney Sweeney", "summary": "Nicki Minaj posted AI-generated images celebrating Donald Trump's 80th birthday, including one featuring Elon Musk and Sydney Sweeney. The post has drawn nearly 20 million views and continues Minaj's visible support for Trump.", "body_md": "[Nicki Minaj](https://www.complex.com/tag/nicki-minaj) celebrated [Donald Trump](https://www.complex.com/tag/donald-trump)'s 80th birthday with a series of [AI](https://www.complex.com/tag/ai)-generated images, including one featuring [Elon Musk](https://www.complex.com/tag/elon-musk) and [Sydney Sweeney](https://www.complex.com/tag/sydney-sweeney).\n\nThe post, which has drawn almost 20 million views since it was shared on the president’s birthday (June 14), features a four-image carousel with the caption: \"Happy 80th birthday Mr. President [party popper and pink bow emojis]\"\n\nIn the first image, the *Pink Friday 2* rapper is styled as Marilyn Monroe with platinum blonde hair and a white dress while holding on to Trump's arm at what appears to be a ballroom setting. Trump is depicted wearing a navy blue suit and red tie. The second image shows the pair in matching black hoodies with the caption: \"Real recognize real.\"\n\nThe third image depicts Minaj and Trump holding hands in animated form. The pic is based on a real-life moment from earlier this year when the pair appeared together in Washington DC at [the Trump Accounts Summit](https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-no-1-fan).\n\nThe fourth image, which has probably been the most widely-discussed, places Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump alongside Elon Musk and Sydney Sweeney inside a luxury car. The AI pic depicts Minaj and Trump in the front while Musk and Sweeney sit in the back. Trump is shown wearing a pink floral-denim outfit and making an \"OK\" hand gesture, while all four wear chunky diamond chains.\n\nSweeney's inclusion alludes to ongoing public discussion about her political affiliation, including reports that [she is registered as a Republican](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/sydney-sweeney-political-affiliation-unearthed-great-jeans-campaign). Trump [praised](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/donald-trump-sydney-sweeneyhottest-ad-republican) the *Euphoria* actor and her controversial [American Eagle ad campaign](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/american-eagle-defends-sydney-sweeney-jeans-campaign-backlash) after learning of that detail.\n\nThe birthday post continued [Minaj's visible support for Trump](https://www.complex.com/music/a/complexstaff3/nicki-minaj-trump-erika-kirk-maga-timeline). In February, she also [shared an Al-generated image](https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2023544482478854461) of herself and the Head of State in a convertible for President's Day.\n\nTrump spent his 80th birthday hosting [UFC Freedom 250](https://www.complex.com/sports/a/backwoodsaltar/dana-white-shane-gillis-josh-hokit-michelle-obama-man) on the White House South Lawn. According to* ESPN*, the event reportedly cost UFC more than $60 million to stage.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and", "canonical_source": "https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/alex-ocho/nicki-minaj-donald-trump-birthday-ai-elon-musk-sydney-sweeney", "published_at": "2026-06-16 04:00:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-16 04:25:34.406900+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Nicki Minaj", "Donald Trump", "Elon Musk", "Sydney Sweeney", "UFC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nicki-minaj-posts-donald-trump-ai-birthday-tribute-featuring-elon-musk-and.jsonld"}}