"The Big Picture The chattering class spent Monday relitigating the Super Bowl halftime show along perfectly predictable battle lines, while the Epstein files continued to swallow every corner of media. Washington Post's death spiral deepened with the revelation that actual staff cuts were far worse than initially reported. And Trump blessed a TV mega-merger that his own voters overwhelmingly oppose."
"Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show drew an estimated 135 million viewers shattering Kendrick Lamar's record and immediately became a media Rorschach test that split the chattering class down its most predictable seam. CNN's Ali Rosenbloom framed it as a reclamation: For months, conservatives from the president on down have painted him as anti-American. Last night, Bad Bunny asked: What if I'm the real American? Reliable Sources' Andrew Kirell called it something deeper: Joy alone feels like a political act in 2026."
"The Bulwarks Charlie Sykes noted Trump complained that nobody' could understand what Bad Bunny was singing. Because it was in Spanish, a language that the Census Bureau estimates is spoken by nearly 42 million Americans as their first language at home. Sykes cited Chris Cillizza's assessment that the attack should be yet one more nail in the coffin of the notion that Trump is always playing politics at a higher level than mere mortals can understand."
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime performance drew an estimated 135 million viewers and broke previous viewership records. The all-Spanish set provoked sharply polarized responses, with some framing the performance as cultural reclamation and others criticizing its language and perceived politics. Commentators described joy as a political act in 2026 and noted objections that overlooked Spanish being the first language for roughly 42 million Americans. Concurrent media stories included expanding Epstein revelations, deeper-than-reported Washington Post staff cuts, and former President Trump's endorsement of a TV mega-merger that his own voter base largely opposes.
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