Cardi B is speaking out again, this time targeting what she sees as the real-life consequences of government policy.
During a Saturday Twitter Spaces session, the Bronx rapper took aim at the Trump administration’s impact on food assistance programs, highlighting the struggles families face as the holiday season approaches. Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut $186 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a program that helps tens of millions of Americans buy groceries.
“People are complaining that they have taken away food stamps,” Cardi said. “Thanksgiving is next month, no turkey for some of y’all.”
The Grammy-winning artist also reminded listeners that she had previously tried to raise awareness about these issues while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020.
“These are the type of things I was trying to tell y’all about when I was talking about the Trump administration… But all y’all cared about was me saying ‘Shrump,’” she added.
Cardi’s comments come amid ongoing economic challenges for many Americans, with rising food costs and stretched federal assistance programs. She also criticized tariffs, pointing out how they drive up prices for both everyday and luxury items.
Cardi B recently expressed regret to her fans for asking them to buy her album amid widespread economic hardships. In another livestream, she shared how helping a friend search for an apartment in the Bronx opened her eyes to the cost-of-living crisis.
“I don’t know how people are surviving,” Cardi said. “I am so sorry for asking y’all to buy my album and this is how the economy is right now, that the rent is so fucking high and crazy in the Bronx, no matter where. I am so sorry.”
She continued, highlighting the lack of support for working Americans and students struggling to make ends meet: “I hate the fact that I know if you was to say something to the Trump administration about the cost of living right now, they’ll be like ‘Yeah, suck it up.’ You know what I don’t like? I don’t like that there’s a lot of single people, there’s a lot of students, there’s a lot of people that are working nine-to-five, and because they’re working they don’t get no help from the government. I always hated that.”