"President Trump told the New York Post that music artist Bad Bunny was a "terrible choice" to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and that the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican singer and rapper sows "hatred." Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski suggested that Bad Bunny loathes the U.S. "It's so shameful that they've decided to pick somebody who just seems to hate America so much to represent them at the halftime game," he told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson."
"Heated debate around who is worthy to perform the halftime show is an American tradition ( Prince, yes. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, no). But now, unsurprisingly, politics are part of that debate, so the mere fact that Bad Bunny is brown and Latino and sings in Spanish is seen by some as an affront to the right. Clearly the "Woke Bowl" is disrespecting the tough-on-immigration president, and in Español, no less."
"But Bad Bunny is an American citizen, as are most people born in Puerto Rico after 1898, thanks to the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917. Bad Bunny, born in 1994, made the deadline with 96 years to spare. If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about."
Conservative figures publicly criticized Bad Bunny's selection to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, calling him a "terrible choice," accusing him of hating America, and labeling his work "anti-American propaganda." Critics framed the choice as an affront because Bad Bunny is brown, Latino, and sings in Spanish, dubbing the event the "Woke Bowl." Bad Bunny is an American citizen by birthright for Puerto Ricans under the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917 and was born in 1994. Historic Super Bowl lineups have included many nonnative artists, underscoring that foreign-born performers have long appeared at the event.
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