Don’t mess with Cardi.
Cardi B slammed Elon Musk for calling her a “puppet” after she appeared “flustered” following a teleprompter glitch at the Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee on Friday.
“I’m not a puppet Elon,” the “WAP” rapper wrote on X Saturday. “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,” Cardi, 32, added, referring to the rental assistance program for low-income families.
“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.”
Musk, 53, took to X Saturday to share a video of the “I Like It” songstress stumbling on her words for over a minute when the teleprompter malfunctioned during her speech at Harris’ rally.
“Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words,” the Tesla founder wrote. “The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.”
On Friday, Cardi admitted she was “a little nervous” when she couldn’t read her speech off the teleprompter.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life. My whole life!” she continued, adding that she needed “patience” from the crowd.
“Are we ready to change the next eight years?” the “Up” rapper later asked the audience. “Because we are going to make sure we have Kamala Harris in office for eight years!”
Cardi was then handed a phone with her speech on it.
The “Bodak Yellow” singer is one of many celebrities who have endorse Harris in the forthcoming presidential election against Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Jennifer Lopez made an appearance at Harris’ rally in Las Vegas and showed support for Puerto Ricans after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s crude jokes at Trump’s rally in New York City last week.
Beyoncé also spoke at Harris’ rally in Houston on Oct. 25, telling audience members, “We must vote and we need you.”
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