Lil Wayne has insisted he's unfazed by criticism over a past photo he took with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Back in October 2020, the rapper - real name Dwayne Carter Jr. - posed alongside the American leader for photographers at event in Florida reportedly held to discuss initiatives for the Black community.
Speaking to Rolling Stone for the May 2025 issue, Wayne recalled how Trump's advisors asked them to take a snap together and he agreed.
"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 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, 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."
Wayne is currently promoting his fourteenth solo studio album, Tha Carter VI, which is set to drop on 6 June.
