US EditionDonald Trump Criticizes Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show on Truth Social
Trump called the Spanish-language performance by Bad Bunny a 'slap in the face' and predicted negative reviews despite the show celebrating Latino culture, amid a wider cultural backlash.
- On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social, calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show 'absolutely terrible' and 'one of the worst, EVER!'
- Bad Bunny performed mostly in Spanish at Super Bowl LX, highlighting Latino cultural imagery and Puerto Rican symbols while recently declaring 'ICE out' at the Grammys.
- During his set, Bad Bunny performed hits, staged La Casita, and featured surprise guests Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, with a televised Grammy handoff to a child.
- Viewers tuned in in huge numbers, CBS News reported approximately 135 million viewers while Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime peaked at about 6.1 million YouTube viewers.
- Reactions ranged from political denunciations calling it 'a slap in the face' to critical acclaim, as Republican critics labeled the show a 'slap in the face' while music critics praised its Puerto Rican heritage.
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Bad Bunny’s ‘together, we are America’ is dangerous to Trump
At this point, you have probably heard enough about the effect of Bad Bunny’s Superbowl halftime show on the president and his coalition. While there are plenty of details to debate, including the ludicrous allegation that the Grammy-winner’s performance was “pure smut,” I think it’s important to keep your eyes fixed on what’s really at stake. Rightwingers don’t mind “indecent acts,” as their protection of “the Epstein class” should attest. What…
Jon Stewart Slams MAGA Over Super Bowl Complaints: 'Why the F--- Is It the Halftime Entertainer's Job to Unify the Country?'
"Isn't there another person whose job description is much more along those lines?" he asked on 'The Daily Show'From left: Jon Stewart; Bad Bunny; Donald Trump COMEDY CENTRAL; Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty; SAUL LOEB / AFP via GettyNEED TO KNOWJon Stewart is wondering why those critiquing Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show think it was his job "to unify the country""Oh, isn't there another person whose job description is much more along…
‘God bless América’: Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US
By MARTÍN SILVA REY, Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — When Bad Bunny said “God bless America” during the Super Bowl halftime show and then began naming countries across the continent, the line landed as both wordplay and statement. In Spanish, América often means the entire hemisphere, not a single nation, and the distinction mattered to millions watching from afar. In a packed bar in Mexico City, the moment drew cheers loud enough to cut thr…
Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it.
Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. | Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images As the NFL sent out a final marketing blitz for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, the official Democratic Party X account shared a picture of Bad Bunny in front of the American and Puerto Rican flags under the text “All-American halftime with Bad Bunny.” It did…
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The BlazeJason Whitlock: Super Bowl 'has fallen' after worst halftime show ever
According to BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock, if you missed Super Bowl 60 this weekend, you didn’t miss much.Whitlock believes that the “Super Bowl has fallen,” and it’s not just because the game between the Patriots and the Seahawks featured a slow loss.“The entire Super Bowl halftime, the agendas related to the National Football League — the entire thing has fallen on its face,” he says, pointing out that perhaps the worst part was the halftime pe…
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