"The biggest loser of Super Bowl LX was our petulant president. After staying home for the big game-he claimed Santa Clara, California was just " too far away "-D*nald Tr*mp was relegated to posting an angry screed on social media. Predictably, he didn't enjoy Bad Bunny's halftime show, which was almost 100% in Spanish and featured queer icons Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin as special guests. "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children," ranted Jeffrey Epstein's good pal."
"His late-night tirade signifies how far MAGA has fallen in such a short amount of time. Last year, in the immediate wake of his popular vote win, Tr*mp attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans and was cheered. Culture seemed to breaking in MAGA's far-right direction: podcast bros amplified the president; media companies and entertainment conglomerates groveled and cut deals; football players celebrated touchdowns with the "Tr*mp dance.""
"Dating back to Colin Kaepernick, Tr*mp has tried to vilify the NFL as another one of his "woke" adversaries. Early in his first term, he dispatched Mike Pence to an NFL game, only for the VP to walk out when Black players knelt during the national anthem to call attention to racial injustice. At a rally in Alabama, Tr*mp ordered NFL owners to get those "sons of b*tches off th"
President Trump skipped Super Bowl LX, saying Santa Clara was 'too far away,' and posted an angry social media screed after Bad Bunny's halftime show. The halftime performance was almost entirely in Spanish and featured queer icons Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, prompting Trump to complain that 'nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children.' The tirade marks a decline in MAGA's cultural momentum after last year's cheers at Super Bowl LIX. Corporate and media accommodation has diminished, while the NFL has resisted Trump’s pressure, recalling conflicts from Colin Kaepernick to Mike Pence's walkout.
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