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Bad Bunny’s controversial Super Bowl halftime show immediately drew praise from prominent Democratic leaders on Sunday night.
The show, which was almost entirely in Spanish, angered many conservatives, including President Donald Trump, who called the show “absolutely terrible, one of the worst EVER!”
The show has become the subject of highly partisan debates and cultural differences within the country.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom went so far as to declare Sunday “Bad Bunny Day” before Sunday’s game, then thanked the Latin trap artist after the show.
“America, beautiful. THANK YOU, BAD BUNNY,” Newsom wrote on X.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised Bad Bunny in Spanish in an X-rated post, then pointed out that she shares the last name “Ocasio” with the artist in a post on BlueSky.
“The Ocasio gang rise up,” she wrote alongside a photo of Bad Bunny wearing an Ocasio 64 jersey.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared a message from New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson praising the Latin artist.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Democrat of Texas, shared an image of Bad Bunny in the style of Barack Obama’s famous 2008 “hope” campaign poster, with the caption: “Bad Bunny got the mission…”
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., posted several X-rated messages celebrating the Puerto Rican entertainer and took aim at conservative figures for criticizing the show, including boxer Jake Paul and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ new X account “Head Quarters” posted several messages celebrating the show and attacking Trump and Jake Paul for their criticism.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Ignites Trump Fury, Divides Viewers
Trump’s criticism of the halftime show became one of the most viral storylines of the entire Super Bowl on Sunday.
“The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst ever! It makes no sense, it is an affront to the greatness of America, and does not represent our standards of achievement, creativity, or excellence. No one understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially to young children watching from across the United States and around the world,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“This ‘Show’ is just a ‘slap in the face’ to our country, which sets new standards and records every day – including the best stock market and 401(k) in history! There is nothing inspiring about this mess of a show and halftime show, it will get great reviews from the fake media because they have no idea what is going on in the REAL WORLD – And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace their ridiculous new kickoff rule MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Prominent conservative influencers were among the show’s harshest critics, even the deputy attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. Harmeet Dhillon intervened.
The show was to be the first Super Bowl halftime show to be sung entirely in Spanish. However, pop artist Lady Gaga came out to sing Bruno Mars’ song “Die With a Smile.”
Many fans opted to skip this year’s Super Bowl halftime show to watch Turning Point USA’s “All-American” halftime show, headlined by Kid Rock.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended himself having Bad Bunny as a performer earlier this week.
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“Look, Bad Bunny is, and I think it was demonstrated last night, one of the greatest artists in the world and that’s one of the reasons we cast him,” Goodell said. “But the other reason is he understood the platform that he was on and that platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents and to be able to use this moment to do that and I think artists of the past have done that.
“I think Bad Bunny understands that and I think he’ll put in a great performance.”
