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Cardi B Quips 'That Was the Government' After Vegas Stage Fall as DHS Spat Carries On

The lighthearted callback nodded to her ongoing back-and-forth with Homeland Security after she criticized ICE at her tour opener.

Overview

  • During her Feb. 13 Little Miss Drama tour stop at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Cardi B fell backward off a chair while performing her “Thotiana” verse and immediately finished the routine from the floor.
  • She stood to cheers and joked, “That was the government!” then later reposted the clip online, joking it was “clearly AI” and suggesting she had even “planned” the fall.
  • The viral moment followed her Palm Desert opener, where she told fans, “If ICE come in here, we’re gonna jump they asses,” and mentioned having bear mace backstage.
  • DHS publicly responded on X: “As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior,” referencing her past admission about drugging and robbing men.
  • Cardi fired back by invoking the Justice Department’s recent release of Epstein-related documents, asking why officials weren’t addressing the “Epstein files.”