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Cardi B Reveals Why She Won't Vote For Joe Biden Or Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential Election

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By Favour Adegoke on May 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT
Updated on May 16, 2024 at 1:04 PM EDT

Cardi B is sharing her thoughts on the upcoming Presidential election, which is set to be a historic contest between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Cardi expressed disappointment, noting that she wouldn't be voting this year as she doesn't "f--k with" either Trump or Biden. Her decision is a 180-degree turn from her stance in 2020 when she interviewed and supported Biden to victory.

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Cardi B Will Not Be Voting For Joe Biden Or Donald Trump In The Upcoming Election

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The "Bodak Yellow" hitmaker stated in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that she will not be voting in this year's presidential election, especially as she doesn't care about the two frontrunners, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

"I don't f--k with both of y'all n--gas," Cardi told the publication.

She went on to state that she used to see Trump as "a dire threat," but under the current administration, she felt "layers and layers of disappointment" from what she sees as domestic and foreign mismanagement.

Due to this, the rapper doesn't consider either Biden or Trump a viable option.

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The Rapper Feels Like She Has Been 'Betrayed' By The Biden Administration

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While speaking to the publication, Cardi further noted that she felt "betrayed" by the Biden administration after supporting the president in 2020.

"I feel like people got betrayed [by Biden's administration]," Cardi noted, going on to rue the high cost of living, low wages, and lackluster attitude of those in power.

She further lamented the situation, saying: "It's just like, damn, y'all not caring about nobody. It really gets me upset that there is solutions to it,"

"There is a solution. I know there's a solution because you're spending billions of dollars on any f---ing thing," Cardi added.

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Cardi B Wants America To Stop Paying For 'Endless Wars'

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In her interview with the news outlet, the "Invasion of Privacy" crooner disclosed the attitude the nation has adopted that doesn't sit right with her.

Cardi condemned America's seeming concern for what's going on in other nations than her backyard, stating that she didn't like that the country "has this superhero cape on."

"[America] don't pay for endless wars for countries that have been going through sh-t for a very long time," she warned. "There's countries [where] kids are getting killed every single day, but because the [US] won't benefit from that country, they won't help."

"I don't like that America has this superhero cape on. We never did things to be superheroes. We did things for our own convenience," she added.

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The Rapper Slammed The White House For Contradictory Foreign/Local Policy

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Cardi's current position contrasts her stance in 2020 when she interviewed the current president as part of his campaign, seemingly helping him to a victorious outing at the polls.

Now, four years after, Cardi, born Belcalis Almánzar, publicly dropped her support for the Biden administration in November after her hometown of New York suffered budget cuts despite Washington's

The 31-year-old outspoken rap star took to her Instagram live at the time to share that she was done with Biden, decrying how the US was helping Ukraine fight Russia and Israel fight Hamas. At the same time, the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, announced a 5% municipal budget cut.

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"In New York, there is a $120m budget cut that's going to affect schools, public libraries, and the police department," Cardi said, per The Guardian. "And a $5m budget cut in sanitation … We are gonna be drowning in … rats."

Adam had previously lamented the adverse effects of New York's migrant crisis in a statement, warning that more cuts would be necessary without additional funding from Washington.

Cardi B Dropped Support For Joe Biden

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In her Instagram Livestream, she went on to vow that she wouldn't endorse any political candidates thereafter, a stance she reechoed in her interview with Rolling Stone.

"I'm endorsing no presidents no more," Cardi B warned. "Joe Biden is talking about, 'Yeah, we can fund two wars,' … talking about, 'Yeah, we got it, we're the greatest nation.' No … we're not. We don't got it, and we're going through some s--t right now. So say it!"

She continued, "We are really, really, really f---ed right now. No, we cannot fund these … wars."

Cardi B then wondered whether the US was going broke, adding, "Yes, it is. We ain't got McDonald's money."

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In a final rebuke to Biden's economic and foreign policy management, she said: "Feed that … to somebody else, twinkle, but don't feed it to me," further promising that she'd "get to the bottom of it."

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