Donald Trump calls Bad Bunny's halftime show a ‘slap in the face' to the U.S.
President Donald Trump was not a fan of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Trump posted on Truth Social, ripping the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican musician’s 13-minute performance, which was entirely in Spanish, as all of his music is recorded in the language.
“The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence,” Trump posted. “Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
Toward the end of the performance, Bad Bunny shouted, “God bless America!” — one of the only English phrases in the performance. Then he gave a roll call of the nations of North, South and Central America, including Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, the United States and Canada.
A parade of flags from those nations marched through the sugar plantation fields that functioned as the show’s centerpiece.
After the list of nations, and at the end of the show, he declared, “Mi Patria Puerto Rico, seguimos aquí,” or “My homeland Puerto Rico, we are still here.”
Bad Bunny closed the performance by carrying a football with the message “Together We Are America” printed on it.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
