'Hates Trump and MAGA': Right-wing rages as a critic is chosen to headline Super Bowl halftime

29 September

Bad Bunny outside New York City's Madison Square Garden on May 10, 2025 (GlobeTrotPix/Shutterstock.com)

On Sunday, September 28, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Puerto Rican reggaetón superstar Bad Bunny has been chosen to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. And many MAGA Republicans are furious, as Bunny is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policy and excluded the United States from an international tour because of raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In a September 28 post on X, formerly Twitter, far-right radio host Benny Johnson posted, "This is Bad Bunny. He was just announced as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. - Massive Trump hater - Anti-ICE activist - No songs in English He even canceled his entire U.S. tour for this reason: 'F------ ICE could be outside my concert. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about.' The NFL is self-destructing year after year."

Liberal firebrand and former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann was quick to call Johnson out, tweeting, "And yet it's still there raking in billions and you haven't put a dent in it Also if you have an issue with his appearance...do you OWN a mirror, Sonny?"

MAGA filmmaker Robby Starstruck is railing against Bunny as well.

Starstruck tweeted, "Roger Goodell and the @NFL just decided to make the Super Bowl political by picking Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl music act. The guy literally says he isn't touring the US because of Trump's ICE raids and just released a video mocking President Trump."

Although Starstruck is Cuban-American, he has a problem with the fact that Bunny performs in Spanish.

Starstruck posted, "Also, most of his songs aren’t even in English. This is not a pick designed to unite football fans or let people just enjoy the show. It was a pick designed to divide fans and no doubt Bad Bunny will find some way to push a woke message. Are NFL owners in on this idiocy or are they just culturally that disconnected from reality and how Roger uses the NFL to push left wing social issues? Is it that hard to pick a unifying music act who doesn't want to peddle woke propaganda? Does this guy really scream American football to anyone? Be for real with me. No one thinks he does. This isn't about music, it's about putting a guy on stage who hates Trump and MAGA."

Radio host Dan O'Donnell wrote, "The NFL just announced Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime show. Bad Bunny said two weeks ago he won't perform in the US because he's scared ICE agents would deport his fans. Turns out his business sense far outweighs his moral convictions."

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