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Offsetis the latest rapper to speak up about the government shutdown.
TheMigosrapper, 27, explained he usually doesn’t voice his political opinion, but couldn’t help but discuss the devastating reality that thousands of furloughed Americans are currently facing in an interview withEsquiremagazine, which was published on Tuesday.
“We’re going through a f—ed up time,” he said. “Both sides. Black and the white. You know why? The government shutdown. Black people aren’t working, white folks aren’t working. It’s everybody.”
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“Seeing people talk about how they can’t pay their bills but they have to work. That’s some slave s—,” Offset added. “I don’t really get into it politics because I’m usually on the other side of it. There’s black mothers with jobs, and now you take their jobs away.”
Offset also touched onDonald Trumpand the wealth inequality in the nation, specifically pertaining to the billionaire businessman-turned-president.
“And then the president, I don’t really want to speak on him but he’s rich,” he said. “Make a n— respect you, because a n— don’t respect you. He’s rich and has these folks struggling.”
Offset’s passionate words come on the heels ofCardi B‘s recentpolitical rants.
His estranged wife, with whom he shares 6-month-old daughterKulture Kiari,has also been especially outspoken on social media as of late, defending thegovernment workers,country unification, and evenher own interest in politics, in a series of Instagram videos and tweets.
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Last week, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper — whosplitwith Offset in December — turned things up a notch when she stressed justhow serious the current government shutdown isand slammed Trump over his controversial border wall.
“Now I know a lot of y’all don’t care because y’all don’t work for the government or y’all probably don’t even have a job but this s— is really f— serious, bro. This s— is crazy,” sheexplained in an Instagram videolast Wednesday. “Our country is in a hell hole right now all for a f—ing wall and we really need to take this serious[ly].”
“I feel like we need to take some action. I don’t know what type of action, bitch, ’cause this is not what I do, but bitch I’m scared,” she finished. “This is crazy and I really feel bad for these people who need to go to f—ing work to not get motherf—ing paid.”
A few days later, Cardi, 26, got into aheated disagreementwith conservative FOX Nation host and commentatorTomi Lahren, after the television personalitytweeted, “Looks like @iamcardib is the latest genius political mind to endorse the Democrats. HA! Keep it up, guys!”
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In response, Cardi wrote, “Leave me alone orI will dog walk you.”
In aseparate tweet, she also added, “You’re so blinded with racism that you don’t even realize the decisions the president you root for is destroying the country you claim to love so much. You are a perfect example on no matter how educated or smart you think you are you still a SHEEP!”
Shortly after the dispute, Cardi explained in an Instagram Live video that same evening that she was “so tired of people insulting me” and thinking she was “dumb” or “ghetto” for the way she talked.
“One thing I really want y’all to understand about me, I’m a very passionate person when it comes to history and when it comes to political things, and I always been like that,” the rapper shared. “It just really gets me upset when people say, ‘Oh you doin’ this s—, you’re dumb, you shouldn’t be talking about this s—’… This is a passion that I have.”
On Tuesday, shetweeted a messagein support of unification. “All these conservatives been harassing me and telling me the most disgusting things these past few days. Listen I’m not telling ya to turn liberal all I’m saying is to admit that your president is f—ed up this country right now! Liberal or conservative we ALL suffer as citizens,” she said.
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The government closed on Dec. 22 in the wake of Trump’s call for funding for a proposed southern border wall.
On Saturday, day 29 of the shutdown, Trumpsuggested a compromise, proposing a new bill that would offer temporary protection for some undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in wall funding.
In a statement that was issued before Trump delivered his compromise on-air, Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosirejected his proposal, calling it a “non-starter.”
It currently remains unclear how or when the shutdown will end.
source: people.com
