WATCH: Cardi B Endorses Bernie Sanders For President

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By Ben Sales April 16, 2019

(JTA) — Cardi B is supporting Bernie Sanders for president.

The rapper said she likes the 77-year-old Jewish Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate because of his long history of activism.

“I don’t know, you know, I’ma always go with Bernie,” she told Variety. “Bernie don’t say things to be cool. Like, there’s pictures of him being an activist from a very, very, very long time.”

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Q) Who are you supporting in 2020?

Cardi B: “I’ma always go with @BernieSanders. Bernie don’t say things to be cool. There’s pictures of him being an activist from a very, very, very long time.” pic.twitter.com/FRJKPJCiSp

— Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) April 15, 2019

Last fall, Cardi performed at a New York City bar mitzvah for around half a million dollars.

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