Critics of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny are calling for his Super Bowl performance to be canceled after he remained seated during ‘God Bless America’ at a Yankees game
14:15 ET, 12 Oct 2025Updated 16:28 ET, 12 Oct 2025
Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show(Image: Getty Images)
Bad Bunny continues to face backlash after he remained sitting during ‘God Bless America’ at the New York Yankees game last Tuesday.
Conservative pundits and MAGA supporters have been up in arms about the Puerto Rican artist being selected as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer, with many calling for boycotts of the NFL championship game. Some have even called for Bad Bunny to be deported despite the fact that he is an American citizen.
Turning Point USA, the right-wing media organization founded by Charlie Kirk, is organizing its own “all-American” halftime show. It comes after Donald Trump launched into a Bad Bunny rant.
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Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, particularly regarding the president’s mass deportation efforts. The superstar refused to perform in the U.S., citing fears that ICE would target his shows.
Bad Bunny was at the Yankees game on Tuesday(Image: AP)
His selection as the Super Bowl halftime performer has been criticized by conservatives, like Megyn Kelly, who called it “an active middle finger” to “all of MAGA and the right wing.” Others were upset that Bad Bunny performs in Spanish, with Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene going as far as to suggest making English the official language of the U.S.
After his appearance at the Yankees game, Turning Point USA employee Matthew Joseph wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “If the NFL was smart, they’d cancel bad bunny, but what do I know.”
Another posted, “If millions of people watch the @TPUSA half-time show instead of Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl will be forced to pay attention. We need to make sure their ratings drop dramatically during those 30 minutes.”
Turning Point USA is putting on their own halftime show(Image: Getty Images)
One Bad Bunny supporter to Matthew’s post, “Bad Bunny is streamed more than almost anyone in the entire world. They chose an American artist at the top of his game. Why do you think the NFL needs to capitulate to what you snowflakes want? No one sane wants to hear ‘God Bless the USA’ and ‘Cat Scratch Fever’ at every event.”
Bad Bunny has sold over 100 million albums and boasts billions of streams on Spotify.
After being announced as the halftime show act, the DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS hitmaker stated, “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself. It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history.”
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