President Donald Trump criticized the selection of Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl LX Halftime performer during an interview with Newsmax‘s Greg Kelly on Monday (October 6).
“I never heard of him. I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s crazy, and then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment, I think it’s absolutely ridiculous,” Trump said, having once again mocked the NFL’s rule change on kickoffs.
Bad Bunny, 31, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on September 28.
“What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” he said via Stereogum. “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”
Numerous conservatives expressed their displeasure in the decision, acknowledging that the Puerto Rican rapper said he didn’t plan to tour the continental United States over fears of the newly implemented ICE deportation restrictions and raids potentially targeting his concerts. Bad Bunny had previously made an appearance during the Shakira and Jennifer Lopez halftime show at Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
The three-time GRAMMY winner has emerged as one of the most streamed artists both within the Spanish-speaking world and beyond, having crossed over into several other areas of pop culture beyond music, which included competing in multiple WWE wrestling matches, as well as hosting Saturday Night Live and having a supporting role in Happy Gilmore 2.
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