"Donald Trump claims he does not know who Bad Bunny is. I've never heard of him, the U.S. president said a few months ago about the most listened-to artist in the world. The Republican considers the NFL's decision to select the Puerto Rican superstar for the Super Bowl halftime show to be terrible and ridiculous and, in the midst of his tantrum, declined to travel to the biggest sporting event in the United States, which he attended last year."
"At a time when little escapes the control of the most powerful man in the world obsessed with carrying out the largest deportation in history, even if it means that U.S. citizens die in the crossfire and the country's laws are pushed to their breaking point Bad Bunny's halftime show promises to give, at least for a moment, a chance to breathe to the more than 65 million Latinos in the United States who have lived through a year of persecution, terror, and anguish."
"When the NFL announced its unprecedented selection for the show last September one of the most-watched events in the world each year the Trump administration all but declared war on the league. They won't be able to sleep at night because they don't know what they believe. And they're so weak, we're going to fix it, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who is responsible for carrying out the president's anti-immigrant agenda."
"One of her advisers added that it was shameful that the NFL had chosen someone who just seems to hate America so much. For the White House, hating the country means opposing Trump's policies. In the case of Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 31), the singer has repeatedly provoked the ire of the Republican administration for speaking out against its crusade against immigration."
Donald Trump publicly said he did not know who Bad Bunny is and criticized the NFL's decision to make the Puerto Rican star the Super Bowl halftime performer, declining to attend the game. The Trump administration and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attacked the league, calling the choice shameful and demonstrating opposition to artists who criticize immigration policy. Bad Bunny has spoken out against aggressive deportation policies, provoking government ire. The NFL defended the selection and noted that high-profile artists often draw blowback. The halftime show promises a symbolic reprieve for over 65 million Latinos experiencing fear and persecution.
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