Cardi B had a brutal response to Elon Musk calling her a 'puppet'

She won't stand for it

Cardi B arrives during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center on November 1, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. With four days until election day, Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Wisconsin.
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Cardi B does not have time for Elon Musk's disparaging remarks.

The rapper has been campaigning for Kamala Harris in the run-up to the presidential election on 5 November. At a recent rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cardi's teleprompter broke and there was a minute or so when she didn't have access to her prepared speech.

One X user (whose bio indicates they are a Donald Trump supporter) shared footage of the incident, calling it, "Holy embarrassing."

The Tesla CEO — who has endorsed Trump himself — reshared the message with the following words directed at Cardi B: "Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words."

He added: "The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy."

But the musician made sure that her thoughts were known, replying to the SpaceX founder: "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."

She added: "You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle…. PS fix my algorithm"

(Elon was born in South Africa, and purchased Twitter, renaming it X, in 2022.)

Cardi is one of many, many American celebrities who have come out in support of Kamala Harris, including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Usher, Lizzo, Aubrey Plaza, and so many more.

Trump meanwhile has the support of figures including Hulk Hogan, Kanye West, and Russell Brand.

Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris made lots of headlines in early September, when she subverted the "childless cat lady" trope to her advantage.

She wrote on Instagram at the time: "I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades."

Iris Goldsztajn
Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire. As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles. Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.