Cardi B had a typically unfiltered message for Elon Musk after he criticised her recent appearance at a Kamala Harris rally.
On Friday evening, the chart-topping rapper made an appearance at a pro-Harris event in Milwaukee, where she spoke out against the Republican candidate, former US president Donald Trump.
“Just like Kamala Harris, I, too, have been the underdog. I’ve been underestimated, my success belittled and discredited,” Cardi told this in attendance.
“Let me tell you something. Women have to work 10 times harder, perform 10 times better, and still people question how we got to the top. I can’t stand a bully, but just like Kamala, I always stand up to one.”
She continued: “Did you hear what Donny Trump said the other day? He says he’s going to protect women whether they like it or not.
“Well, if his definition of protection is not the freedom of choice, if his definition of protection is making sure our daughters have fewer rights than our mothers, then I don’t want it!”
Following the event, X chair Musk – a vocal Trump supporter – reposted a disparaging comment about Cardi’s speech.
The post in question read: “Cardi B’s teleprompter was broken and she had no idea what to do for over a minute until someone ran on the stage to give her a phone to read off. Holy embarrassing.”
Musk then branded the Grammy winner “another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words”.
True to form, though, Cardi was quick to respond.
“I’m not a puppet, Elon,” she insisted. “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,” she continued. “You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle.”
Alluding to the many issues at X since Musk’s acquisition of the platform, she concluded: “PS fix my algorithm.”
Cardi is one of several high-profile musicians who have appeared at Harris rallies in the past few days, with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez among those to have also shown her their support.
Harris has scored a slew of other A-list supporters in recent weeks, including pop singers Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, and award-winning actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker.