Bernie Sanders cheers on Cardi B after rapper says she wants to 'be a politician'

Cardi B is considering a political career — and she’s already got Bernie Sanders’s vote.

The Vermont senator and presidential candidate — who teamed up with the “Bodak Yellow” rapper for a campaign video last August — expressed support for a Cardi candidacy following her recent tweets about wanting to be a politician.

Bernie Sanders is supporting Cardi B's political aspirations. (Photos: Getty)
Bernie Sanders is supporting Cardi B's political aspirations. (Photos: Getty)

“Cardi B is deeply concerned about what's happening in the country,” Sanders told TMZ. “She knows what it's like to live in poverty and struggle, and it would be great for her to bring that experience to politics."

Cardi, an avowed political junkie and history buff, has been tweeting since Sunday about potentially hitting the campaign trail. The 27-year-old, who recently revealed her plans to get Nigerian citizenship, voiced concerns about the threat of war and a lack of patriotism.

“I do feel like if I go back to school and focus up I can be part of Congress,” she added. “I deada** have sooo much ideas that make sense. I just need a couple of years of school and I can shake the table.”

Her aspirations got some backlash from conservatives, including actress Mindy Robinson. After squabbling with Robinson — whom she accused of trying to get President Trump’s attention — Cardi addressed her critics and offered to take part in “friendly debates.”

As for a potential platform, Cardi’s tweets suggest that it will most certainly involve gun control.

Sanders’s voice of support for Cardi comes after reports that he told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018 that he didn’t think a female Democratic nominee would win the presidency. Though Sanders called it “ludicrous,” Warren confirmed the account in a statement but downplayed rumors of a feud, saying, that they “have far more in common than our differences on punditry.”

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