In a recent interview with Rolling Stone for the May 2025 issue, Lil Wayne shared that he is unbothered by the backlash he received for a photo he took with President Donald Trump in October 2020.
The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr., revealed that he agreed to pose with the American leader at an event in Florida aimed at discussing initiatives for the Black community, despite criticism.
“There was some people in there like, ‘Y’all should take a picture.’ He didn’t even ask for a picture,” he recounted. “(Trump) says, ‘These mother**kers asking me for f**king pictures all f**king day, man. Can we please?’ I said, ‘It’s the President. OK.’ (Trump) was like, ‘Thank you. B**ches (been) bothering me all day.'”
And while Lil Wayne was hit with backlash after the photo began to circulate online, he maintained that he wasn’t bothered by the response.
“F**k no, I don’t care about no backlash for nothin’ I do, you know me, man. My mama woulda been mad if I ain’t smile. That might have been the only backlash I would have worried about,” the 42-year-old continued.
In January 2021, Lil Wayne received a pardon from Trump over charges relating to an arrest in Florida two years prior. The Got Money hitmaker had been caught transporting a loaded handgun on his private jet from California.
Yet despite receiving the presidential pardon, the hip-hop star admitted he wouldn’t have endorsed the politician during the past election cycle.
“I would’ve told him, ‘You probably don’t want that,’ because I don’t know what’s going on,” he shrugged. “I can tell you who won the last game, but I can’t really… you know what I mean? I don’t feel about it. I don’t give a f**k about that type of s**t.”
Lil Wayne is currently promoting his fourteenth solo studio album, Tha Carter VI, which is set to drop on 6 June.
