Cardi B Shut Up DHS Real Fast 

It is common, nee expected, for a rapper to have a shady Twitter exchange with another rapper. It is far less common for a rapper to have beef with the Department of Homeland Security Twitter account. But, sigh, that is unfortunately the fucked alternate universe that we have found ourselves in this week. 

The beef unfolded with Cardi B, which began after the rapper opened her Am I the Drama Tour in Coachella Valley on Wednesday by calling out to the crowd, “Bitch, if ICE comes in here, we gon’ jump they asses.” This approach is certainly a couple of steps beyond calling your senators, but a call to action nonetheless. Community organizing, even!

The Department of Homeland Security responded to Cardi by tweeting a TMZ story of her comment, writing, “As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior.” I’m seething at the thought of the slimy little intern typing out this tweet, thinking it was an “own.” 

Because Cardi replied, “If we talking about drugs, let’s talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to rape them. Why y’all don’t wanna talk about the Epstein files?”

If we talking about drugs let’s talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to rape them. Why yall don’t wanna talk about the Epstein files? https://t.co/U7yCarPIXs

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) February 12, 2026

And it was crickets after that…

Before owning Kristi Noem’s DHS, Cardi’s last major Twitter beef was in October, with her disgraced rival, Nicki Minaj. Since then, Minaj has joined the grift of the Trump administration and Turning Point USA. (The constant chase for Twitter clout wore off, I guess). So, we know who won that beef…

Can’t wait to see how Nicki inserts herself into all this. And by “can’t wait,” I mean, I definitely can wait. Just this once, Nicki, don’t say anything.

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