Cardi B shared and then swiftly deleted a video message she had posted addressing Donald Trump‘s lead in swing states during the presidential election.
The video clip was shared by the ‘WAP’ rapper last night (November 5) on her official X/Twitter account. In the clip, Cardi – who was using a face-distorting filter – said: “This is why some of y’all States be getting hurricanes. That’s all I’m going to say.”
The clip was then promptly deleted within minutes of its original posted time at 8:42pm PT (4:41am GMT). Though she didn’t specifically call out voters from states that were affected by the natural disasters this year, Variety reported that shortly before her X/Twitter post, the Associated Press had “called races in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and North Carolina in favour of Donald Trump.”
Cardi B has a message for states that voted for Donald Trump:
“This is why some of y’all states be getting hurricanes.” pic.twitter.com/AYtdMQdcrM
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) November 6, 2024
We need a Hail Mary
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) November 6, 2024
The rapper also went on to tweet “We need a Hail Mary” as the voter results came in last night. Cardi has been vocal about her endorsement of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, and also appeared as a guest speaker at Harris’ rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Cardi took a moment to compare herself to Harris, saying she had been an “underdog” throughout her career too. “I’ve been underestimated. My success belittled and discredited,” she told the crowd. “Women have to work 10 times harder, perform 10 times better, and still, people question us how we got to the top.”
She also noted that she hadn’t planned on voting this year, but had changed her mind once Harris entered the race. Previous to Biden’s dropout, she had criticised him because of his stance on Palestine and his inaction over the economy.
“[Harris] changed my mind completely,” Cardi explained during the rally. “I did not have faith for any candidate until she joined the race and said the things that I wanted to hear — things I want to see next in this country. I believe in every word that comes out of her mouth; she’s passionate, she’s compassionate, she shows empathy, and most of all, she is not delusional.”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk called the ‘Bodak Yellow’ rapper a “puppet” for her endorsement of Harris and reading from her phone after the teleprompter at Harris’ rally broke.
Following her speech, Musk took to Twitter/X to criticise her, writing: “Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words. The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.”
Cardi responded soon after, saying “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!
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 a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8 [the Housing Choice Voucher Program], 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,” she continued.
She went on to say: “You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle…. PS fix my algorithm.”
In other news, figures from the entertainment world have been sharing their reactions to Donald Trump‘s victory in the 2024 US presidential election.
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