Cardi B has hit again at Elon Musk after he referred to as her a “puppet” for endorsing Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris within the upcoming US election.
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The ‘WAP’ rapper made a speech endorsing Harris on Friday (November 1) throughout a marketing campaign effort in Milwaukee, following performances by GloRilla, MC Lyte, the Isley Brothers, Flo Milli and DJ Gemini Gilly.
Addressing the gang on the Wisconsin rally, she in contrast herself to Harris, saying she had been an “underdog” all through her profession too. “I’ve been underestimated. My success belittled and discredited,” she mentioned. “Ladies should work 10 instances tougher, carry out 10 instances higher, and nonetheless, folks query us how we received to the highest.”
In the course of the speech, Cardi learn from her cellphone after the teleprompter broke. She informed the gang “I took my time scripting this speech, so I’m gonna make sure that I ship it proper.”
Following her speech, Musk took to Twitter/X to criticise her, writing: “One other puppet who can’t even speak with out being fed the phrases. The Kamala marketing campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.”
One other puppet who can’t even speak with out being fed the phrases.
The Kamala marketing campaign has no authenticity or true empathy. https://t.co/gwbZBKIAk8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
Cardi responded quickly after, saying “I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant mother and father that needed to work their ass off to supply for me!
“I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of part 8 [the Housing Choice Voucher Program], I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what occurs when the system is ready up in opposition to you….However you don’t know nothing about that,” she continued.
She went on to say: “You don’t know not one factor in regards to the American wrestle…. PS repair my algorithm.”
I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant mother and father that needed to work their ass off to supply for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of part 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what occurs when the system is ready up in opposition to you….However you don’t… https://t.co/BBYQ2O0KYJ
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) November 2, 2024
It’s not the primary time Cardi has endorsed Harris, after she beforehand backed her in July, lengthy earlier than Joe Biden withdrew from the race. “They need to’ve handed the torch to Kamala. This was the right second for her,” she mentioned on the time.
Cardi can be not the primary public determine to obtain criticism from Musk for backing Harris. In September, after Hayley Williams gave a passionate speech in opposition to Trump, Musk mentioned Williams and different Harris supporters are “paid actors for rent”. Williams later responded, saying: “What I needed to say was necessary.”
The rapper joins a big checklist of figures from the leisure world throwing their help behind Harris.
Taylor Swift informed followers that she can be voting for the Democrat “as a result of she fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them”, and final week, the solid of Marvel’s Avengers, together with Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Don Cheadle, reunited to endorse Harris in an Instagram clip.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former Republican governor of California, has additionally mentioned he’s voting for Harris. “I’ll all the time be an American earlier than I’m a Republican,” he mentioned. “That’s why, this week, I’m voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you as a result of I believe there are loads of you who really feel like I do. You don’t recognise our nation. And you’re proper to be livid.”
Others backing the Democratic candidate embrace Madonna, St. Vincent, Jennifer Lopez, Charli XCX, Joni Mitchell, Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion, Cher, Lizzo, Eminem, Usher, P!nk, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dangerous Bunny, Bon Iver, Quavo, Mumford & Sons, GloRilla and Finneas.
In the meantime, Child Rock, Kelsey Grammer, Kanye West, and Hulk Hogan have come out in help of Trump.
The election will happen subsequent Tuesday (November 5).
