Cardi B gave her two cents on the partial government shutdown, which is now in its 27th day, in a video shared to her Instagram page. The Grammy-nominated rapper said that our country is in a “Hellhole” and discussed why she is scared of what is to come. She also explains that she feels badly for the thousands of government employees who are working without pay.
Her thoughts held merit, and even got people online talking about how they’d like her to run for president in 2020. Democratic senators were also interested in what she had to say, with some writing on Twitter that they were thinking about retweeting her sentiments although she used explicit language. Her comments included, “I don’t want to hear any of y’all motherf**kas talkin’ ’bout, ‘Oh, but Obama shut down the government for 17 days,’ Yeah, b***h! For healthcare!” and “This sh*t is really f**kin’ serious, bro.”
“(Trying to decide whether or not to retweet the Cardi B video),” tweeted Brian Schatz, the Democratic Senator for Hawaii. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy replied, writing “Omg, I had the same argument with myself 30 minutes ago!” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer waited to see if the two would retweet, commenting “Guys, I’m still holding my breath. Are you gonna RT Cardi B or not?”
Ultimately, the Senators decided against the retweet, but wouldn’t that have been something?
Omg, I had the same argument with myself 30 minutes ago!
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 17, 2019
Guys, I’m still holding my breath. Are you gonna RT Cardi B or not?
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 17, 2019