Raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a section of Los Angeles have sparked outrage and protests, leading to President Donald Trump sending in National Guard officers and Marines in response. Some have questioned why more celebrities haven’t been vocal about the administration’s behavior, and rapper Cardi B addressed that while appearing in a Spaces conversation on X, formerly Twitter.
“Personally, the reason why I haven’t really said anything is because I could say something every single day about it and guess what? Nothing is going to happen,” she stated, going on to express fears that her words could provoke more retaliation. “Because Trump do not give one f—k about me or what I gotta say. I personally believe that he doesn’t like me. So if somebody don’t like you, and they say something or they do something, they’ll be like, ‘Oh word? Now I’m gonna show you.’”
The 32-year-old Bronx, New York native continued, “He always gives dictatorship vibe. I tried to warn people that this was going to happen. I don’t know nobody anymore in the White House. I don’t know a representative. I don’t know nobody in there. And if I talk about it every single day, he is not going to care. Actually, I feel like if I talk about it every single day, he’s going to deport more people on purpose to show you. … Like, ‘B—-h, I run this country.’”
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She did go on to call on Trump to display more “compassion” during the conversation hosted by Complex, saying the people targeted “are working their a— off and providing for this country” despite Trump and his believers’ allegations. “So they actually have helped America a lot,” she said. “Plenty! We wouldn’t like for an American to get snatched up in Russia and get f—g treated practically like dog s—t. And we’re treating these people like they’re dog s—t, like not even humans.”
Cardi B has been a supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders in the past and has spoken out against Trump in the past. She did warn that the U.S. could encounter bad karma for its actions, referencing the COVID-19 pandemic. California Governor Gavin Newsom has called out Trump repeatedly since last week, notably in a speech on Tuesday saying “democracy is under assault,” in reference to Trump’s rhetoric.
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