Cardi B’s has extended her brand to “real talk about politics” in recent months. It didn’t start with Cardi’s video about the shutdown, but that was the moment that got so much attention, especially when she doubled-down on Tunki Lammer and told her she was “dog walk” her. Cardi has continued to keep it real about Donald Bigly’s racism and the rednecks who love him and more. Congressmen and senators are enthralled with her. Talk show hosts want her for all kinds of political stunts. And now there are questions for Cardi about whether she would ever run for public office. She says no, she won’t, but she definitely sounds eager to continue to talk about politics.

Cardi B frequently makes her political views known on her ever-popular social media pages, but the rap superstar wasted no time putting speculation to rest about a potential future in public office. The “I Like It” rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Almánzar, did not beat around the bush, bluntly saying: “No, no, no,” when “Extra” host AJ Calloway asked if Cardi 2020 was a possibility.

Despite this, the rapper isn’t ruling out accepting an invitation from the Polk County Democrats, a left-wing political group in Iowa, to speak at a “reception of her choice” when she visits the state in May.

“That would really scare me, but I wouldn’t mind. I would talk just how I talk,” Cardi said, adding that she wouldn’t care “if a curse word gonna come out.” Should she decide to speak to the Iowa Democrats, Cardi B said her speech would be relatable to all who listened: “People look at things that entertain them, so if I could talk about what’s going on in America with a little bit of entertainment, why not?”

She went on to explain why she’d want to take that approach, saying: “Some people don’t really wanna watch the news too because they don’t really understand what’s going on…Do you know that America’s reading level is on a 4th-grade level? I’ve been seeing a lot of politicians, they use these big fancy words. A lot of people don’t understand what [they’re] saying, so I would break it down.”

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I think “speaking to an Iowa Democratic Party group” would be great for her and great for Iowa Dems. I’m not saying that sarcastically – I think we should embrace Political Commentator Cardi B. People always trash her on respectability politics and for the “street” way she talks and hustles, but she’s smart and funny and she actually gives a damn. My not-so-secret desire is to see a sit-down interview between Cardi and Chris Hayes. I really think that would be beautiful and hilarious.

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