ALBAWABA - Cardi B sent a video message on Tuesday night that seemed to reference the early election results, but she quickly removed it.
Cardi B, a Grammy-winning rapper, tweeted Tuesday night, "We need a Hail Mary," echoing the fear of many Kamala Harris fans as Donald Trump began to gain ground in several swing states. However, the "WAP" singer promptly removed her subsequent tweet after it provoked significant criticism.
In the video, which was uploaded on X with a face-distorting filter over her face, the "WAP" rapper said, "This is why some of y'all states will be getting hurricanes." The video vanished shortly after its posting at 8:42 p.m. PT.
There was no background information provided, but the remark was made just after Trump was called for in battleground North Carolina, joining a number of other hurricane-prone states that the Republican nominee had already won, including Florida and Texas.
"I just hope she knows that millions of people are proud of her, regardless of what happens tonight," she said. "She is admired by women everywhere. Women of color admire her.
In recent weeks, Cardi B has been outspoken in her support of Harris; on Friday, she gave a passionate speech at Harris' event in Wisconsin. "Like Kamala Harris, I have also been the underdog," she said to the crowd. "I have been undervalued. Belittle and discredit my accomplishment. Even if women put in ten times as much effort and perform ten times as well, many still wonder how we achieved our success.
Elon Musk, the CEO of X and a Trump supporter, reshared and condemned a video of Cardi reading her address off a phone when a teleprompter malfunctioned. He wrote, "Another puppet who needs to be fed the words in order to speak." "There is no genuine empathy or authenticity in the Kamala campaign."
In response, she tweeted, "Elon, I'm not a puppet. My parents were immigrants who had to work quite hard to support me. My background includes welfare, Section 8, poverty, and the consequences of having the system work against you. However, you are completely unaware of this. You are completely unaware of the American fight. PS: Please correct my algorithm.
