Cardi B hit back at critics who claim she might have been paid to appear at a Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and endorse the vice president.
The hip-star spoke out as several celebrities have come under fire for receiving payment after making key endorsement on the campaign trail.
Oprah Winfey’s Harpo Productions was paid $1 million for a town hall event in Michigan where she endorsed Harris.
But Cardi B swore on her three children that the Harris campaign did not pay her for the celebrity appearance.
‘I didn’t get paid a dollar and that’s on my three!!’ she wrote on social media in response to a question from conservative show host Candace Owens.
‘I actually came out of pocket for glam and travel because it’s somewhere I wanted to be,’ she said.
Addressing Owens, Cardi B added, ‘Like please girl you know damn well I’ll argue you down about politics FOR FREE.’
Other celebrities who endorsed Harris and participated in campaign events included Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Eminem, Lizzo, and Megan Thee Stallion.
Cardi B faced with an awkward teleprompter mishap at Kamala Harris’ rally on Friday, and was forced to read her endorsement of the vice president from her phone
Cardi B has endorsed Kamala Harris for President saying in her speech in Wisconsin that ‘women have to work 10 times harder
Cardi B appeared at a rally in in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in late October but faced an awkward teleprompter mishap.
She awkwardly stalled her remarks for about a minute until she gave up on the prompter and a staffer ran up with her phone so she could her endorsement of the vice president.
During her speech she said she ‘wasn’t going to vote’ until the Vice-President entered the race against ‘bully’ Trump.
‘She’s passionate, compassionate… and most of all she is not delusional,’ she said.
Despite the last-minute effort to turn out urban voters in Wisconsin, Trump beat Harris in the swing-state, winning the 10 electoral votes.
After Harris lost, Cardi B published a video telling Harris she was ‘proud of her’ despite the disappointing news
‘She changed my mind, I feel like she was very honest, I feel like she said what I wanted to here,’ she said, praising the vice president for ‘not playing f***ing games.’
‘She woke this nation up,’ she said.
Cardi B also lashed out at Republicans with an expletive-filled rant, telling them ‘burn your f**king hats.’
‘Get away from me!’ she shouted. ‘I’m sad. I’m really really sad.’
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