{"id":2060,"date":"2026-07-25T21:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:46:59","slug":"even-cardi-b-handles-the-karmelo-anthony-case-%f0%9f%a4%af%e2%9d%8c-rap-superstar-ignites-a-fierce-warzone-over-the-athletes-shocking-m-u-r-d-e-r-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2060","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEVEN CARDI B HANDLES THE KARMELO ANTHONY CASE!\u201d \ud83e\udd2f\u274c \u2014 RAP SUPERSTAR IGNITES A FIERCE WARZONE OVER THE ATHLETE\u2019S SHOCKING M.U.R.D.E.R VERDICT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-image page-header-image-single grid-container grid-parent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EVEN-CARDI-B-H.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EVEN-CARDI-B-H.jpg 650w, https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EVEN-CARDI-B-H-300x162.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\u201cEVEN CARDI B HANDLES THE KARMELO ANTHONY CASE!\u201d \ud83e\udd2f\u274c \u2014 RAP SUPERSTAR IGNITES A FIERCE WARZONE OVER THE ATHLETE\u2019S SHOCKING M.U.R.D.E.R VERDICT<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"speakable\" data-layout-index=\"5\">The public reaction to\u00a0Karmelo Anthony\u2019s guilty verdict\u00a0on Tuesday is garnering a shock wave of responses online; people are either supporting the jury\u2019s decision or criticizing it, in support of Austin Metcalf\u2019s killer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\" data-layout-index=\"5\">Anthony was\u00a0charged, tried and ultimately convicted\u00a0of murder for stabbing and killing 17-year-old Metcalf at a high school track meet in April 2025. He was sentenced to 35 years behind bars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Anthony, who is now 19 years old, stabbed Metcalf in the chest during an altercation between two teens near a team tent at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_1274\" data-id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_1274\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/343\/192\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/686\/384\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/672\/378\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1344\/756\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/931\/523\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1862\/1046\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/720\/405\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1440\/810\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/picture>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200\/675\/austin-metcalf-karmelo-anthony_01.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf shown in a split image.\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karmelo Anthony is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf to death during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025. (Jeff Metcalf\/FOX4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Following Tuesday\u2019s verdict, rapper Cardi B posted on X, \u201cWow! Just freakin wow! DISGUSTING\u2026 This is not justice, this is trying to make an example!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2064521641988637183&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fcardi-b-reaction-karmelo-anthony-verdict-draws-millions-views-fierce-criticism&amp;sessionId=436bdd0b9b774231e67dafa13bf856ecb7a83b5e&amp;siteScreenName=foxnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2064521641988637183\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The artist\u2019s post has generated 10 million views with tens of thousands of impressions.\u00a0Tomi Lahren,\u00a0a Fox News political commentator and host of Outkick\u2019s \u201cTomi Lahren Is Fearless,\u201d responded to the post saying, \u201cYes, the example is, don\u2019t stab somebody in the chest. Thanks for playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/picture>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-texas-trial_07.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Karmelo Anthony depicted in a court sketch during his trial in Collin County, Texas\" width=\"726\" height=\"408\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A court sketch shows Karmelo Anthony during his trial in Collin County, Texas, where he was convicted of murder in the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf on June 9, 2026.\u00a0(Pat Lopez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Others have also weighed in on the post.\u00a0Matt Van Swol,\u00a0a user with more than half a million followers, replied: \u201cI know\u2026 It\u2019s like, \u2018Damn, Black people cant stab any White people to death anymore and not go to prison just because they are Black.\u2019 Devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\" data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/picture>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/karmelo-anthony-trial-crowds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rival crowds chanting outside courthouse during Karmelo Anthony trial.\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rival crowds chant outside the courthouse during Karmelo Anthony\u2019s trial. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Zeek Arkham,\u00a0a former New York Police Department officer and current host of \u201cReasonable Suspiscion\u201d podcast, replied: \u201c\u2018Trying to make an example?\u2019 Yes, Cardi\u2026stabbing people is bad. We should make stabbing people as unattractive as possible. Might cause people to think before they stab someone. Thanks\u2026 I think?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEVEN CARDI B HANDLES THE KARMELO ANTHONY CASE!\u201d \ud83e\udd2f\u274c \u2014 RAP SUPERSTAR IGNITES A FIERCE WARZONE OVER THE ATHLETE\u2019S SHOCKING M.U.R.D.E.R VERDICT The public reaction to\u00a0Karmelo Anthony\u2019s guilty verdict\u00a0on Tuesday &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trending","tag-breaking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}