Cardi B reveals the funny reason she doesn’t talk politics on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Kyle Moss

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is broadcasting from Brooklyn, N.Y., this week, and Kimmel welcomed rapper and new mother Cardi B — born and raised in the Bronx — to Wednesday’s show. The conversation eventually turned to politics.

“I’ve always been interested in politics, but now I gotta, like, be careful what I say,” Cardi said. “If I make certain points I be feeling like the government’s gonna say, like, ‘This girl be up to something — we might have to get rid of her.’”

Awesome conspiracy theories aside, at last month’s Global Citizen Festival in New York, Cardi publicly encouraged millennials to vote. And though she may be hesitant at times to discuss her views, Kimmel’s suggesting that she run for mayor of New York got her interest.

“It’s something you have to be extremely responsible for,” Cardi said. ”There’s so many things I want to do, like rats, raccoons. Want to get rid of them; they’re everywhere. And you know what? Something about the rats, they scared of you. But the raccoons, they not scared of you. They just look at you, like, ‘Why you in my backyard, my garbage?’”

Kimmel pointed out that an anti-rat and raccoon platform could be a good approach for her in New York City.

“No seriously,” Cardi said. “It’s really … it’s annoying.”

Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs weeknights at 11:35 on ABC. Watch clips and full episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! free on Yahoo View.

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