Trump administration responds to Bad Bunny's promise to perform in Spanish for 'woke' halftime show



An official from the Trump administration says the NFL has once again decided to go against its supporters.

Ever since Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, was named by the NFL as the Super Bowl LX halftime performer, the singer has been at the center of controversy about whether or not his beliefs are at odds with football fans.

'So if you choose to come to the Super Bowl and you're in this country illegally, there are repercussions to that.'

Ocasio appeared on "Saturday Night Live" at the beginning of October and told supporters to expect Spanish songs during the halftime show. After delivering those remarks in Spanish, he even joked that "if you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn."

Bad Bunny has previously said he avoided U.S. tour dates because he feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may be waiting for illegal immigrants outside his concerts. Since then, the Trump administration has issued statements saying that any illegal aliens present at the Super Bowl in San Francisco are subject to deportation.

Some of those statements have come from Corey Lewandowski, a Trump official and special adviser to Homeland Security. Lewandowski appeared on Newsmax's "National Report" on Tuesday to reiterate that not only is the NFL doing its fans a disservice, but everyone deserves to be safe from illegal alien criminals.

"It's a poor decision by the NFL," Lewandowski told the Newsmax hosts.

"Once again the NFL decides to go woke and bring someone who says they don't want to perform on American soil because they're afraid of the people who might be coming to his concerts."

The official said the news around ICE's presence at the Super Bowl is being greatly exaggerated, and that agents always planned to be present to help prevent instances of counterfeit merchandise and human trafficking.

"This is not news," he said.

"If you are in this country illegally, you should self-deport, because if you don't, we will find you."

He added, "So if you choose to come to the Super Bowl and you're in this country illegally, there are repercussions to that — just as there are if you are in any other neighborhood in this great country."

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Regarding Bad Bunny, Lewandowski denied any misunderstandings that the Trump administration was calling his U.S. citizenship into question as a resident of Puerto Rico. Still, he reinforced that every legal immigrant and American citizen "is going to be safe" attending the football game.

President Trump, meanwhile, recently blamed the NFL for passing the buck on booking the popular artist. In addition to saying he has "never heard of" Bad Bunny and does not "know who he is," Trump revealed he did not know the NFL's motivation for the halftime show.

"I don't know why they're doing it. It's, like, crazy," the president said. "And then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it's absolutely ridiculous."

Apple Music, the NFL, and Roc Nation are officially responsible for the musical event; Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and international content, along with Roc Nation founder Jay-Z, are the most notable names attached to the booking. Jay-Z has been involved with Super Bowl halftime shows since 2019.

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Ocasio has not shied away from political statements in his past, and he endorsed Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election because he was offended by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally.

Additionally, in his music video for the song "NUEVAYoL," released on July 4, Bad Bunny draped a Puerto Rican flag over the Statue of Liberty and played a parody of the Trump's voice in which he admits "this country is nothing without the immigrants."

At the beginning of September, Bad Bunny said he avoided the United States for his world tour because he feared ICE raids at his concerts. Although there were "many reasons" he did not "show up in the U.S.," Bad Bunny explained, "There was the issue of — like, f**king ICE could be outside."

"And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he added.

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O brother, where art thou? Loony lib Clooney ditches Dem-controlled Hollywood hellhole.



“Hollywood has the best moral compass.” —Harvey Weinstein.

“I ain’t raising my kids in this town.” —George Clooney.

OK, the second one isn’t a direct quote, but it’s close enough. The Oscar winner recently admitted a key reason he left La-La Land after marrying his legal eagle bride Amal.

The All-American Halftime Show will bring something that hasn't been part of football’s biggest day for a long time: patriotism.

The actor told Esquire about his bucolic life on a farm in France and why it’s a better fit for his young family.

“They have a much better life [in France]. I was worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood. I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life.”

What, no nepo baby plans?

Crime. Homelessness. Drugs. Lack of opportunity. Yes, the greater Hollywood area is no place to raise a family, and Clooney almost says it verbatim. Better yet, maybe if California stopped voting in hapless Democrats, its big cities might be more family-friendly?

Less than zero (stars)

Somebody had to say it.

Author and raconteur Bret Easton Ellis is sharing what no one in Hollywood will. The critical devotion to “One Battle After Another,” a cinematic love letter to violent radicals, is all about the film’s hard-Left, anti-ICE politics.

It’s kind of shocking to see these kind of accolades for — I’m sorry, it’s not a very good movie — because of its political ideology, and it’s so obvious that’s what they’re responding to, why it’s considered a masterpiece, the greatest film of the decade, the greatest film ever made. Because it really aligns with this kind of leftist sensibility.

He makes a solid point. The film features silly, cartoonish characters, gaping plot holes, and endless sympathy for terrorists. But it’s anti-ICE (without ever mentioning the acronym). Thus the raves.

And, Elllis predicts, the film will age badly. And soon. We’ll see. The only chance it doesn’t win Best Picture is if its momentum peaks too soon or enough anti-ICE attacks occur so that even woke Hollywood wakes up at last …

Pot, meet kettle

Jimmy Kimmel is probably sore he didn’t get an invite.

Some big-name comedians, including Bill Burr, Louis C.K., and Aziz Ansari, are taking heat for performing at a Saudi Arabian comedy festival. The regime is hardly immune to human rights abuse, and good luck roasting the royal family from any given stage.

So when Ansari showed up on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the host decided to grill him like Woodward and/or Bernstein.

“People are questioning why you would go over there and take their money to perform in front of these people,” Kimmel began. “They murdered a journalist [Jamal Khashoggi]. These are not good people over there.”

Ansari defended himself, saying he was speaking to a repressed gathering and it “could push things in a positive direction.”

What the “Parks and Recreation” alum should have said after that was, “Hey, why did you malign MAGA unfairly and never come close to apologizing?”

That would have shut Kimmel up …

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Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

Patriots win

I guess we don’t have to learn Spanish in four months after all.

Turning Point USA is planning an alternative Super Bowl halftime show so that viewers don’t have to settle for Bad Bunny’s anti-Trump, anti-border-control shctick during the big game.

Now gridiron fans have a plan B for the game. The All-American Halftime Show will bring something that hasn't been part of football’s biggest day for a long time: patriotism.

Details are scarce regarding the talent, but it’s another sign that right-leaning Americans are fed up with the nonstop messaging coming out of the left (and the institutions the left has captured) …

Noah's no-no

Give Trevor Noah some credit. He’s consistent. Consistently unfunny, to be exact.

The far-left comedian is always up for a challenge. They said "The Daily Show" was unsinkable. To which new host Noah said "hold my beer" — and promptly drove off 1 million viewers.

Noah's latest trick? Find the funny in the gruesome public assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Now, gallows humor is a legitimate form of comedy, and sometimes dark humor can be a way to process grief. (See the Onion's 9/11 issue, for example.)

But Noah’s attempt at comedy failed on two basic levels.

“You have to admit, that is an incongruous, funny thing that happened," quipped the oh-so-clever comic. "You are there, on stage, and you’re like, ‘Let me tell you why people should have guns,’ wa-pahhh.

First of all, supporting the Second Amendment is hardly equivalent to condoning wanton gun violence. If Kirk's brutal murder "proves" anything, it's that there will always be deranged souls willing to resort to violence.

And the comment itself — which hundreds of witless online wags made before Noah — barely qualifies as a joke. Which is on brand, we’ll give him that …

Turning Point USA to offer 'All American Halftime Show' alternative to NFL's woke Super Bowl spectacle



The NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation announced late last month that Benito Ocasio, the cross-dressing Puerto Rican rapper known as Bad Bunny, will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

While Ocasio, a supporter of Kamala Harris' failed presidential campaign, recently suggested on "Saturday Night Live" that "people all around the world who love my music are also happy" about the decision, a great many Americans appear deeply displeased with the league's choice of entertainer.

Ocasio has, after all, admittedly avoided touring in the U.S. because of the Trump administration's faithful enforcement of federal immigration law; cursed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents; and repeatedly dressed up in drag, in at least one case wearing fake breasts. Ocasio has also raised eyebrows with his suggestion that Americans — whose official language is English — will have to learn Spanish to understand his Super Bowl performance.

'One by one, conservatives will take back every great American institution.'

Fortunately, there will be an alternative for normal Americans. Turning Point USA announced on Thursday that it will be running a rival halftime show "celebrating faith, family & freedom."

While the conservative organization has yet to announce performers and key event details, the name of the Super Bowl halftime alternative contains a major hint: "The All American Halftime Show."

— (@)

The corresponding website for the TPUSA event asks visitors to indicate which genres of music they'd prefer to see featured, including Americana, classic rock, country, pop, worship, or "anything in English."

Blaze News has reached out to a TPUSA spokesman for additional insights into the event.

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The news was well received by American conservatives and other patriots.

BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre said in response to the announcement, "It's time."

"The NFL chose Bad Bunny. Turning Point chose America. That’s how we win the culture war — by building something better," wrote Crystal Kate, senior adviser to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.

The New York Young Republican Club noted, "We're beginning to see the formation of a parallel culture in America, a revitalization of the true American Spirit, free from corporate wokeism and donor/advertising pressures. One by one, conservatives will take back every great American institution."

President Donald Trump suggested that Ocasio, the headliner for the official alternative to the TPUSA halftime show, is "absolutely ridiculous."

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Trump says NFL is passing the blame on Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show: 'I don't know why they're doing it'



President Donald Trump pinpointed two main areas of focus when criticizing the NFL's Super Bowl LX plans for February.

During an appearance on Newsmax with host Greg Kelly on Monday, Trump was asked about the NFL's decision to have Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny perform at the annual halftime show.

'I never heard of him. I don't know who he is.'

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, has been accused of being an odd choice for football fans given the simple fact that he performs mostly in Spanish. This is coupled with the artist's criticisms of the president — which include mocking him in a music video — and previous statements about avoiding U.S. cities on his tour because he fears immigration enforcement may occur outside of his concerts.

In a clip from Newsmax, Trump admitted to never having heard of the singer.

"I never heard of him. I don't know who he is. I don't know why they're doing it. It's, like, crazy," the president said. "And then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it's absolutely ridiculous."

In the NFL's Super Bowl announcement, the league explained exactly who is in charge of the halftime performance.

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Bad Bunny. Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GLAAD

"Apple Music, the NFL, and Roc Nation announced that 3x Grammy Award-winning global recording artist Bad Bunny will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, February 8, 2026, airing on NBC," the NFL wrote in a press release.

Apple Music's key figure is listed as Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and international content.

Roc Nation, the company founded by rapper Jay-Z, has been involved with Super Bowl halftime shows since 2019. In the same press release, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter said Bad Bunny's "unique ability to bridge genres, languages, and audiences makes him an exciting and natural choice to take the Super Bowl halftime stage."

In response to the announcement, Trump administration adviser Corey Lewandowski said there is "nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else."

According to Variety, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called it "a terrible decision" for the NFL to have Bad Bunny perform.

Meanwhile, when hosting "Saturday Night Live" last weekend, Bad Bunny responded to criticisms in a lighthearted manner but also noted in Spanish that the booking was "an achievement" for himself and Puerto Ricans.

He concluded by saying in English: "And if you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn."

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On Newsmax, the president aired another grievance with the NFL, saying, "While we're at it, I'd like them to change the kickoff rule, which looks ridiculous, where the ball is kicked and the ball is floating in the air, and everyone's standing there watching it. It's ridiculous."

The president claimed the new kickoff formation is "not any safer" than the previous format, which the league abandoned before the 2024 season.

The NFL claimed in January, however, that concussions in 2024 were down 43% when compared to the 2021-2023 average.

"I think it just looks so terrible," Trump continued. "I think it really demeans football, to be honest with you. It's a great game, but it demeans football. Do you know what I mean by that? The kickoff rule, the new kickoff rule, it's ridiculous."

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From Puff Daddy to Prison Daddy



Sean “Diddy” Combs — mogul, producer, and architect of a billion-dollar brand — was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison for his despicable crimes against women. The sentence won’t shatter the glossy mythology he’s sold for decades. The headlines will obsess over the punishment and whether justice was done. But the deeper story is the culture he built — and that millions of Americans continue to bankroll.

Let’s stop pretending: No other major American music genre has a criminal record like rap. This isn’t a bad apple. It’s a poisoned orchard.

No other genre has turned crime, misogyny, and hatred for order into cultural virtues.

Tay-K was convicted of murder in 2019 and again in 2020 for a separate shooting. He’s serving 55 years. South Park Mexican is doing 45 years for child sexual assault. C-Murder? Life for killing a teenager. Big Lurch is doing life for murder and cannibalism. B.G. just got out after 14 years for weapons and witness tampering. Chris Brown — who still charts — pled guilty to felony assault of Rihanna and keeps finding trouble. Shyne served nearly a decade for a nightclub shooting that Diddy himself may have committed. Kodak Black, Max B, Crip Mac, Flesh-N-Bone, Big Tray Deee — all convicted felons.

That’s not some obscure playlist. That’s the soundtrack.

Try compiling a similar rap sheet for classical violinists, country balladeers, or pop crooners. Even rock, infamous for its drug excesses, never reached this level of violence or degradation.

Still think this is just about “personal behavior”? Listen closer.

Even when not committing crimes, many hip-hop “artists” glorify them. Anti-police, anti-woman, anti-civilization — these aren’t exceptions but industry standards. “F**k the police” wasn’t a phase. It was a forecast. “Shoot a cop, that’s my solution” isn’t satire. It’s strategy.

You don’t have to dig to find chart-toppers dripping with misogyny, death threats, and celebrations of drug-dealing and street violence. This isn’t fringe content. They’re topping the Billboard charts.

In what other industry could someone openly brag about pimping women, selling narcotics, or “sliding on ops” and still land Super Bowl halftime shows, Sprite deals, and White House invitations?

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Defenders call it “storytelling,” “street realism,” or “art.” But these aren’t neutral observations. They’re recruitment ads for a culture of moral rot. Many rappers don’t just depict criminality — they embody it, and their fans reward them for it.

Every stream, download, and ticket sale is a vote for decadence — a few more dollars for the next defense attorney, a little more validation for the notion that responsibility is oppression and chaos is authenticity.

Even academics have noticed. Law journals have dissected the way hip-hop glorifies violence while its corporate enablers polish the packaging. The same elites who decry “toxic masculinity” will nod along to lyrics calling women “bitches” and “hoes.” The same corporations that preach “inclusion” will bankroll artists who sneer at civilization. The same politicians pushing gun control will campaign beside men who made fortunes romanticizing drive-bys.

Yes, hip-hop has artistic power. It grew from hardship and gave voice to the voiceless. But no other genre has turned crime, misogyny, and hatred for order into cultural virtues.

There’s a difference between reflecting reality and selling it — between giving voice to pain and turning pain into product. Today’s rap industry isn’t holding up a mirror to society. It’s pointing a gun at it.

The Diddy sentencing should be a wake-up call. It isn’t just a reckoning for one man. It’s a moment of clarity for a culture that has lost its moral compass.

The question isn’t only who committed the crime. It’s who bought the album.

Bad Bunny gets the ball, football fans get the finger



Every February, the Super Bowl becomes more than a game. It’s a uniquely American spectacle — the moment when the world watches what we celebrate, what we believe, and who we are. The halftime show is not filler. It’s a centerpiece of that narrative, an opportunity to showcase unity, pride, and national identity.

That’s why the NFL’s decision to give this year’s stage to Bad Bunny is a disgrace. He isn’t just a pop star. He’s an artist who has vilified U.S. border enforcement and openly smeared ICE. Handing him the most symbolic stage in American culture doesn’t just miss the mark. It betrays the very values the Super Bowl is supposed to represent.

This isn’t a minor misstep. It’s a deliberate statement. Put an anti-ICE performer on America’s biggest cultural stage, and you endorse his hostility.

This isn’t about musical taste. It’s about message. In interviews, Bad Bunny admitted he skipped U.S. tour dates because he feared “f**king ICE could be outside [my concert].” He has filmed himself blasting ICE raids in Puerto Rico, cursing agents for doing their jobs. That isn’t subtle criticism of policy. That’s contempt for American law and the people sworn to enforce it.

And when the NFL hands him the halftime show, the league tells the world that contempt is acceptable — even worthy of reward. The institution that sells itself as America’s game is now propping up someone who spits on American institutions.

We don’t expect the halftime show to deliver a sermon. But we should expect performers who respect the country giving them the stage. Past acts at least tried. Bruce Springsteen gave us working-class grit. U2 turned a song into a national act of mourning after 9/11. Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones bridged generations with rock. Even pop stars like Beyoncé, Garth Brooks, and Shania Twain managed to balance identity with national pride.

What they all shared was basic respect: They performed for Americans without tearing down the place that gave them that platform. The NFL’s choice this year shreds that tradition. It rewards an artist whose hostility to ICE has been central to his public image. It signals to others that the way to get the halftime show is to insult the country that made the stage matter in the first place.

And the excuse? “Global appeal.” But football doesn’t need imported validation. The NFL is already global because football is oursour game, our culture, our spirit. We don’t sell the Super Bowl by erasing what makes America unique. We sell it by putting American values — freedom, family, and faith — at the forefront.

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If the NFL truly wanted broad appeal without controversy, the choices are obvious. Carrie Underwood could unify audiences across generations. Luke Combs or Chris Stapleton bring authenticity and humility. Bon Jovi, the Eagles, or Kenny Chesney can fill stadiums with American anthems. None of them tear down American law enforcement. None of them spark culture wars just by stepping on stage.

So my family will boycott the halftime show. We’ll refill our plates, toss a football in the yard, and talk about the game. Because we won’t sit quietly while the NFL hands America’s stage to someone who openly derides American sovereignty and law.

This isn’t a minor misstep. It’s a deliberate statement. Put an anti-ICE performer on America’s biggest cultural stage, and you endorse his hostility. The world will be watching. We can show them unity, strength, and pride. Or we can hand them a spectacle that undermines it.

We choose. My family has chosen. I hope many others will too.

Trump administration issues warning after Bad Bunny named to Super Bowl halftime show: 'We will deport you'



The Trump administration said it plans to enforce federal immigration laws at Super Bowl LX after Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny was named as a performer for the halftime show.

The NFL made an announcement on Sunday, naming Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, as the Super Bowl LX halftime performer. The news caused significant backlash due to the singer's recent comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

'We will find you. We will apprehend you.'

In September, Ocasio was asked if one of the reasons he was not touring in the U.S. was because of "the [mass deportations of] Latinos."

He replied, "Man, honestly, yes."

"There were many reasons why I didn't show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate — I've performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent," he continued, according to the Guardian. "But there was the issue of — like, f**king ICE could be outside."

On Wednesday's episode of "The Benny Show," Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to President Trump, was asked about Ocasio's concern for illegal immigrants and their deportation. He confirmed that there will be ICE agents at Super Bowl LX.

"There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else," Lewandowski explained.

The 52-year-old, who works as a special government employee with the Department of Homeland Security, then issued a stern warning to illegal aliens.

"We will find you. We will apprehend you. We will put you in a detention facility, and we will deport you. So, know that that is a very real situation under this administration, which is completely contrary to how it used to be," he said.

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Bad Bunny has not remained impartial regarding federal politics; he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election after he was offended by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico. Hinchcliffe joked about Puerto Rico's garbage and landfill issues at a Trump rally and received criticism, despite this being a known problem on the island for years.

"I can understand that it's a joke, but there's people that doesn't [sic] understand that it's a joke. People who are going to agree with that joke," Ocasio said at the time, according to NBCUniversal.

Bad Bunny also released a music video on July 4 that mocked President Trump and draped a Puerto Rico flag over the Statue of Liberty.

"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," Lewandowski told host Benny Johnson. "We should be trying to be inclusive, not exclusive. There are plenty of great bands and entertainment people who could be playing at that show that would be bringing people together and not separating them."

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The adviser concluded, "I don't care if it's a concert for Johnny Smith or Bad Bunny or anybody else. We're going to do enforcement everywhere because we are going to make Americans safe. That is a directive from the president. And if you're in this country legally, do yourself a favor. Go home."

A DHS spokesperson also told Blaze News, "There is no safe haven for violent criminal illegal aliens in the United States."

Super Bowl LX takes place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8, 2026.

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The NFL’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Pick Is As ‘Bad’ As It Gets

The selection of Bad Bunny to headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show is a thumb in the eye to the greater American electorate that's rejected leftist politics.

Anti-Trump artist Bad Bunny named Super Bowl halftime performer — immediately makes it political



Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny has been named as the next Super Bowl performer despite mocking the president just two months ago.

Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is known not only for music but outlandish outfits that often include dresses and women's clothing.

'... f**king ICE could be outside.'

The 31-year-old was named by the NFL as the performer for the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, which will take place on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Bad Bunny immediately declared the performance would be dedicated to his "people" and their history.

"What I'm feeling goes beyond myself," he said, per the NFL. "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."

He finished by saying, in Spanish, "Go tell your grandma we're going to be the SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW."

The announcement comes after Bad Bunny mocked President Trump in July over his immigration policies.

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Bad Bunny attending the 2023 Met Gala Celebrating 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

In his music video for "NUEVAYoL," released on July 4, Bad Bunny not only draped a Puerto Rican flag over the Statue of Liberty, but he inserted a break in the video in order to play a parody of the president's voice.

"I made a mistake. I want to apologize to the immigrants in America," the Trump parody says over the radio. "I mean the United States. I know America is the whole continent."

The voice continues, "I want to say that this country is nothing without the immigrants. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans."

The men listening to the radio seemingly disregard the message and turn it off.

At the beginning of September, the musician said he excluded the United States from his upcoming world tour because he feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement would raid his concerts.

Although there were "many reasons" he did not "show up in the U.S.," Bad Bunny explained, "there was the issue of — like, f**king ICE could be outside."

"And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he said, according to the Guardian.

RELATED: NFL icon sends handwritten letter to Pope Leo XIV — here's what he asked for

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.

Also, most of his songs… pic.twitter.com/s2KYRzev4b
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 29, 2025

In January, the artist revealed that he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election because he was offended by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally. Hinchcliffe joked that Puerto Rico was a floating island of garbage, a play on the fact that the territory has an extreme waste management issue.

"I can understand that it's a joke, but there's people that doesn't understand that it's a joke. People who are going to agree with that joke," Ocasio said at the time, per Yahoo.

Platinum recording artist Bruno Mars, who is part Puerto Rican, supported Bad Bunny with a post on X, quoting his words from the NFL press release while adding, "Go get em Bad Bunny!"

Rapper Jay-Z, who collaborates with the NFL for its halftime show through his company Roc Nation, called Bad Bunny "inspiring" for what he has done for Puerto Rico.

"We are honored to have him on the world's biggest stage," Jay-Z said.

Jon Barker, senior vice president of global event production for the NFL, added that Bad Bunny has a "unique ability to bridge genres, languages, and audiences," which makes him a "natural choice to take the Super Bowl halftime stage."

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