Cardi B has hit back at Elon Musk after he called her a “puppet” for Kamala Harris.
The Bronx rap star has been a vocal supporter of Harris since she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for president, while Musk has invested heavily in Republican Donald Trump.
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Cardi appeared at a Harris rally in Milwaukee last Friday (November 1), but her speech got off to a shaky start when the teleprompter broke, leaving her awkwardly waiting for someone to pass her a back-up device.
Musk mocked Cardi over the mishap on X (which he also owns), writing: “Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words. The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.”
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Cardi quickly clapped back at the Tesla CEO, writing: “I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their ass off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you.
“But you don’t know nothing about that. You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle…. PS fix my algorithm.”
Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words.
The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy. https://t.co/gwbZBKIAk8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their ass off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you….But you don’t… https://t.co/BBYQ2O0KYJ
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) November 2, 2024
In a separate post, Cardi criticized unsubstantiated rumors that she was paid to support Harris at the political rally.
“I did not get paid a dollar for this…I actually been talking about these topics for the past couple years FOR FREE on ALL my platforms!!” she insisted.
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“Before I was a celebrity I was a product of poverty for 24 years so you not gonna tell me what I want to see in MY community.”
During her speech at Harris’ Milwaukee rally, Cardi B took aim at Donald Trump for his policies on women’s rights.
“We all knew Trump was a hustler, and I’m a hustler too,” she said. “But hustling women out of their rights to their body is nasty work. Hustling Americans out of their hard-earned money by selling Trump watches, Trump sneakers and Trump Bibles is nasty too.
“Today, it’s your wallet. Tomorrow, he’ll be conning you out of your health care rights. Donald Trump talks about how he has ‘a concept of a plan,’ but, America, the only concept of a plan he has is a plan to hustle you.”
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She added: “He’s selling more than watches and sneakers. He’s selling us bigotry, misogyny, division, chaos and confusion.”
