Cardi B is locked in a feud with Elon Musk after he called her one of Kamala Harris' "puppets".
The 53-year-old billionaire businessman accused the 32-year-old rapper of being "fed words" when she was giving a speech at the Democrat’s rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center on Friday (01.11.24) and had an awkward wait when her teleprompter broke.
Elon reposted a video of Cardi at the rally to his micro-blogging site X and wrote: "Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words.
"The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy."
Cardi swiftly defended herself and accused the Tesla boss of "knowing nothing" about the "American struggle".
She responded: "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…. (sic)"
She then quipped: "PS fix my algorithm."
The 'WAP' hitmaker's speech went on for around 10 minutes and she ended up reading from her smartphone.
She began: “I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life.
“I take seriously the call to show up, to speak out, and to share a message that’s been on my heart for a while now.”
She went on: “Like Kamala Harris, I’ve been the underdog, underestimated, and had my success belittled. Women have to work ten times harder and still face questions about how we achieved success. I can’t stand a bully, but just like Kamala, I always stand up to one.”
Before Kamala was in the race for presidency, Cardi had no plans to vote for Joe Biden or Donald Trump, but the former - who will become the first Black female president of the United States if she is successful in the November 5 election - “changed" her "mind completely.”
She explained: “I didn’t have faith in any candidates until she joined and spoke the words I wanted to hear about the future of this country.
“I believe every word she says. She’s passionate, compassionate, empathetic, and most importantly, she’s realistic. Kamala recognises that this country is at risk, and that we need to strengthen our economy and address the rising cost of living.”
She then laid into Trump's lack of respect for women's rights and branded him a "hustler".
She said: “Protection for women — especially regarding maternal and mental health care — is not about telling us what to do with our bodies. It’s about supporting us and providing the care we need for our choices.
“People like Donald Trump don’t believe women deserve rights. When those rights are threatened, he disappears.
“If his definition of protection means restricting our choices and ensuring our daughters have fewer rights than our mothers, then I don’t want it!”
Cardi continued: “Hustling women out of their rights is disgraceful. Hustling Americans out of their hard-earned money by selling Trump watches, Trump sneakers, Trump Bibles… do we really trust this man with our economy? A man who only cares about getting rich and cutting taxes for his billionaire friends. I don’t even get a tax cut.”
