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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back at boxer Jake Paul on Monday after the fighter called Bad Bunny a “fake American citizen” and vowed to boycott the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was among those who admired the Grammy Award-winning artist’s act during a game that saw the Seattle Seahawks capture their second Super Bowl title in a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks after Mahmoud Khalil arrives at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 21, 2025. (Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“A ‘fake American citizen?’ Didn’t you MOVE to Puerto Rico to avoid paying your taxes while children all over America are going hungry? » the MP wrote on X.
“Meanwhile, Benito funds low-income kids’ access to arts and sports programs, while you cancel them. Of course you’re angry. He makes you look small.”
Paul later clarified that he was reprimanding Bad Bunny because of his stance against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite being a U.S. citizen.
Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)
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“To clarify: I wasn’t calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they’re from Puerto Rico. I live in Puerto Rico and I love Puerto Rico. I’ve used my platform to support Puerto Rico time and time again and always will,” Paul wrote on
“If you benefit from a country and the platform it gives you, but you publicly disrespect it at the same time, that’s what I mean by being a false citizen. And I recognize that love is more powerful than hate. Love America.”
Bad Bunny clearly came out against ICE when he received his Grammy Award for Album of the Year earlier this month.
Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Julio Cortés)
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“ICE out,” he said. “We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens – we are humans and we are Americans.”
