--- title: Cardi B Claps Back at Conservative Commentator Who Insults Her Intelligence description: Rap star Carbi B clapped back at a conservative political commentator who insulted her intelligence on Twitter over the last few days. canonical: https://time.com/5508275/cardi-b-tomi-lahren-twitter-feud/ author: Tara Law article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-20T21:52:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:52:58.828Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Conservative Commentator Tomi Lahren Insulted Cardi B's Intelligence and Sparked an All-Out Twitter Feud og:description: "Why do people think they can mess with Bronx women without getting roasted?" og:url: https://time.com/5508275/cardi-b-tomi-lahren-twitter-feud/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44779cfdf654c77c/698943aa86f68e64246eb339/cardi-b.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: (Photo by Gladys Vega/Getty Images) og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Conservative Commentator Tomi Lahren Insulted Cardi B's Intelligence and Sparked an All-Out Twitter Feud twitter:description: "Why do people think they can mess with Bronx women without getting roasted?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44779cfdf654c77c/698943aa86f68e64246eb339/cardi-b.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Conservative Commentator Tomi Lahren Insulted Cardi B's Intelligence and Sparked an All-Out Twitter Feud > Sponsored content. 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New members of the 116th Congress—including Deb Haaland, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dan Crenshaw, and Rashida Tlaib—talk to TIME about being part of the most diverse freshman class and the unique perspectives they bring._  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Jan 20, 2019 9:52 PM UTC  Cardi B performs as part of Electric Holiday Concert at Puerto Rico Convention Center on December 21, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Cardi B performs as part of Electric Holiday Concert at Puerto Rico Convention Center on December 21, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Cardi B performs as part of Electric Holiday Concert at Puerto Rico Convention Center on December 21, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Jan 20, 2019 9:52 PM UTC Rap star Carbi B clapped back at a conservative political commentator who insulted her intelligence on Twitter, launching a viral tete-a-tete. [Cardi B](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217533/cardi-b/), the first female rapper to have multiple number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, [posted a video](http://time.com/5505409/cardi-b-trump-shutdown-video/) on Thursday complaining that President Donald Trump had ordered federal employees to work without pay. Conservative commentator [Tomi Lahren](http://time.com/4909722/trump-millennials-igen-republicans-voters/), who is known for her incendiary style, tweeted sarcastically, “Looks like @iamcardib is the latest political mind to endorse the Democrats! HA!” > [](https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1085959728474271745) > [](https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1085729992040796160) Cardi B did not acknowledge Lahren’s message for several days, but continued tweeting political images, including of posters from Saturday’s Women’s March which quoted her. > [](https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1086820424569237504) Then early on Sunday morning, she directly addressed Lahren, tweeting, “Leave me alone, I will dog walk you.” > [](https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1086906901328084993) Cardi B’s response, at the time of this writing, has collected over 500,000 likes and over 100,000 retweets. A few hours later, Lahren doubled down on insulting the rapper, calling Carbi B’s commentary “moronic.” > [](https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1086928359064391681) Cardi B responded that Lahren is proving her point. > [](https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1086990411770384384) Many of Cardi B’s Twitter followers immediately lined up to support her – including New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who pointed out her and Cardi B’s shared Bronx roots. > [](https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1087025397211058183) Soon afterward, Lahren fired off tweets accusing Cardi B of inciting violence, but other Twitter users responded that she was “playing the victim” when she had actually started the fight. > [](https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1087076971685720064) Cardi B also discussed the controversy live on Instagram on Sunday, saying that she was frustrated that people were judging her based on the way she talks, [_People_ reported](https://people.com/music/cardi-b-slams-tomi-lahren-feud-over-trump-border-wall/). She said that she has always enjoyed following politics and enjoys reading about world history. “A lot of people think I’m dumb, think I’m ghetto because of the way I talk… but just because I’m that it doesn’t make me dumb and 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,” Cardi B said, according to _People_. Cardi B has expressed her love of politics in the past. Last April, she [told the magazine](https://www.gq.com/story/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-profile) _GQ,_ “I love government. I’m obsessed with Presidents. I’m obsessed to know how the system works.” ## Transcript Happy New Year family! We had this huge influx of new voices, new ideas and perspectives that have not, really ever, been heard in this body. It felt like government was not designed for young people to succeed, for women to succeed, for working class people to succeed. I think I've actually been surprised by the possibility of it. [ INAUDIBLE ] We're getting younger and more colorful. It is reminiscent of being in highschool. You're walking around not remembering people's names, and you're worried that someone doesn't like you. But, I have a feeling I think, I hope I'm more popular here than I was in highschool. Fingers crossed! [ MUSIC ] [ CROSSTALK ] That's it, you guys did it. [ LAUGH ] There is no substitute for experience. We have to respect and value and learn from that experience. But there's also no substitute for energy and a new way of looking at things. We have a different sense about what is possible. We are going to see changes in process. We're going to see changes in policy. There has never been a voice To advocate for the things that Native Americans need. And we have the third poorest congressional district in the country. I've lived that experience. Growing up upstate, working class kid, went off to Oxford as a road scholar then to get my law degree. This was largely a class that didn't come from politics, and leadership is just connecting with people and trying to inspire people. That's just what running for office is. And that's also what it means to lead a SEAL time. I worked as a CIA case officer, so I worked undercover for the entirety of my time with the agency. I was a prosecutor in Iraq in the Navy JAG corps. I have a background in the United States Navy, but I'm also a mom. Being a mom is really helpful cuz sometimes it seems like there are a lot of squabbles between members of Congress that remind me of my kids fighting. After I won, I got another text from a republican supporter who said please take your blue jeans to Washington, DC. [ LAUGH ] And I just want to stay who I am. And so did you take your blue jeans? Of course. [ LAUGH ] I'm a republican, I'm a fiscal conservative, but more than that I'm a millennial. As a younger member, I I'm really looking at things with a long- term perspective. What is the America I'm going to live in when I'm fifty- nine, which is thirty years from now. Democrats and Republicans have been running on the exact same thing for more than two years now. They've been running on draining the swamp- They've been running on lowering health care costs, they've been running on big, bold, grand infrastructure projects. They've been running on defending Medicare ans Social Security. Now all we are saying is let's do it. The job is to act, to do, not to think about what can or cannot be done per se, but to do it and to figure out how to get it done. The freshmen, we are quarter of the Democratic caucus. We're a quarter of the Congress. They literally can't pass anything if we're not on board. There has to be consideration of our perspective. The door is open. The ceiling's broken now. So, I intend to leave the ladder down. I want other native women, women of color, And women to run for office, to know that they can succeed, and I'll be there to make sure that they do. 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