In an impassioned speech Friday night at a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cardi B admitted she planned to sit this election out — until Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee.
“She Changed My Mind Completely” the “Bodak Yellow” star said. “I did not have faith in any candidate until she joined the race and said the things that I wanted to hear, that I want to see next in this country.”
Watch the full speech below:
Cardi B fans of course know that she’s something of a wonk and a history nerd. See also her 2023 appearance on “Hot Ones” when she dropped science about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal. And in her speech, she laid out the case for Harris with a combination of policy details and emotional appeal.
“She’s passionate, she’s compassionate, she shows empathy, and most of all, she’s not the loser. No, yeah, yeah. Kamala recognized that this country is at risk, that the economy needs to get stronger, that the cost of food and the cost of living is too high,” she said.
“I believe her when she stays under her finances, and milk won’t break the bank because she’s going to pass a ban on price gouging on groceries. And she told me that in my face, so she better not have lied to me in my face, yeah?” she joked.
“I believe her when she says she will make housing more affordable by providing Americans with $25,000 in down payment assistance,” she continued while hyping up the crowd. “She’s promising a lot, and I believe her when she says she will provide a tax cut to 100 million middle class Americans. That’s a lot of Americans, and that includes $6,000 for parents in the first year of child’s life. Y’all remember when they used to do that?”
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