Cardi B's X Post on 35-Year Karmelo Anthony Sentence Draws 10 Million Views as Backlash Mounts
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Cardi B's X Post on 35-Year Karmelo Anthony Sentence Draws 10 Million Views as Backlash Mounts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Cardi B blasted the 35-year sentence for Karmelo Anthony in an X post that drew 10 million views after a Texas jury convicted him of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
Anthony, now 19, was sentenced Tuesday for fatally stabbing Metcalf in the chest during an altercation near a team tent at a Frisco track meet in April 2025.
Greg Willis, the Collin County district attorney, said justice was served, while Metcalf's father delivered an emotional victim-impact statement in court.
Online reaction quickly split, with critics including Tomi Lahren and other prominent users rebuking Cardi B's claim that the punishment was an attempt to 'make an example.'