President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, calling it “completely horrible, one of many worst, EVER,” in a put up on social media on Sunday.
Trump known as the present a “‘slap within the face’ to our nation,” saying there’s “nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Present.”
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters whereas aboard Air Power One, February 6, 2026 en path to Palm Seashore, Fla.
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“It is senseless, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t characterize our requirements of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. No person understands a phrase this man is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, particularly for younger kids which can be watching from all through the usA., and all around the World,” Trump wrote.
Dangerous Bunny performs in the course of the halftime present at Tremendous Bowl 60, February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Puerto Rican artist Dangerous Bunny has confronted a wave of conservative backlash since he was introduced because the Tremendous Bowl performer final yr.
The Grammy-winning artist introduced his Puerto Rican tradition to the stage at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California, taking part in a set of his hit songs in a predominantly Spanish efficiency.
The present culminated with him showcasing the nations that make up the Americas, ranging from the southern hemisphere with Chile to the northern hemisphere with Canada, and ending on Puerto Rico, Dangerous Bunny’s birthplace.
Dangerous Bunny performs in the course of the halftime present at Tremendous Bowl 60, February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Inside the first couple of minutes of the present, throughout one in every of his musical transitions, Dangerous Bunny referenced his journey to make it to the Tremendous Bowl stage, saying, translated from Spanish, “It is as a result of I by no means, by no means stopped believing in myself, and also you too, you too (as he pointed to the display) ought to imagine in your self.”
Dangerous Bunny sang as he walked by way of a set designed like sugar cane fields, broadly representing these within the Caribbean, like Puerto Rico and Cuba. He additionally stopped at a shaved ice stand, generally known as piragua.
Dangerous Bunny went on to carry out a big assortment of hit songs, together with “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” and “NUEVAYoL,” which he sang in entrance of a set design of a market known as “La Marqueta.”
Girl Gaga performs with Dangerous Bunny in the course of the halftime present at Tremendous Bowl 60, February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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At one level, Dangerous Bunny was seen paying homage to his current success, handing a Grammy Award to a younger boy on stage.
Fireworks erupted on the finish of the efficiency throughout a rendition of his hit track “DtMF.”
Girl Gaga joined Dangerous Bunny on the sphere, performing a Salsa-inspired model of her track “Die With a Smile,” adopted by a efficiency by Latin star Ricky Martin.
ABC Information’ Melissa Adan contributed to this report.
