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The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most powerful cultural platforms in the world, and Turning Point USA’s Jack Posobiec was well aware that challenging would not be easy — but the organization took it on anyway.
“I’ve heard the NFL tried to get you guys not to do it,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck says to Posobiec.
“So here’s what I can say. … Kid Rock himself came up — Bob came out and said, ‘It’s David and Goliath,’” Posobiec explains.
“This is what he was referring to because I knew that by picking a fight with the biggest cabal in America … we’re talking Hollywood, we’re talking corporate America, the biggest sports event in the country — the most money that goes into this thing because it has the most cultural power — that we were going up against Goliath,” he says.
“I don’t think we realized the ways that they can get you — the ways that they can gatekeep you and block you. Now, look, I’m not going to sit here and say that I, you know, I have an email from Roger Goodell that says, ‘You shall not do this,’ right?” he continues.
“This is the way that these elite events work is that it’s a trickle-down system, but they’re all connected through the sponsorships, the advertisers, the venues, the musicians, the music rights, the labels,” he adds.
Posobiec points out that there were times where artists would say, “Love to do it; can’t wait.”
“But then something would always happen, Glenn, somewhere along the line in that conversation, with — I want to say at a very large percentage of people we talked to, suddenly it was, ‘Oh, you know, something came up and we just can’t do it,’” he tells Glenn.
“And then they play games with the rights to the songs as well … because the publishers and the licensers have the song,” he explains, noting that the organization would have been sued to the tune of “tens of millions in liabilities” because “somewhere back in the office someone says ‘No Turning Point USA.’”
“This happens all the time in our world,” Glenn responds, “but it only happens, Jack, when you’re making a difference.”
“That shows how terrified they were of this,” he adds.
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Gospel meets degeneracy? Christians clash over Kid Rock’s TPUSA performance
Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show ignited controversy after Kid Rock took the stage — a choice BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey admits initially left her stunned.
“You’ve got Turning Point saying that they’ve got this family-friendly show, but then they have Kid Rock, who is not really a family-friendly guy, singing,” Stuckey explains, pointing out that this has become an “intra-Christian battle.”
When Stuckey initially heard that Kid Rock was playing at the Turning Point halftime show, she admittedly was skeptical.
“I don’t think of him as kid-friendly. ... I know that he has a history of being very raunchy. He’s definitely about the, like, sex, drugs, and rock and roll; drinking; and things like that. So, I was very surprised,” she explains.
At one point in the show, Kid Rock began sharing the gospel.
“There’s a book that’s sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off. There’s a man who died for all our sins hanging from the cross,” he said, singing, “You can give your life to Jesus, and he’ll give you a second chance, till you can’t.”
“OK, I love that. I loved that message. I love the theme of this song. It’s called ‘’Til You Can’t.’ And that line is so true, that Jesus will give you a second chance. He’s got all of this grace to give, until you can’t, and until you take your last breath,” Stuckey comments.
However, Kid Rock also sang songs that celebrated degeneracy.
“So, very confusing, and a lot of people rightly pointed out this seems a little bit hypocritical,” Stuckey says, but one post on X helped her make sense of it.
“There seems to be a lot of confusion & backlash, especially from the Christian community, about Kid Rock’s performance during TPUSA’s All-American Halftime Show. I believe I can clear things up ...,” Jon Root began in a post on X.
“Kid Rock started his set by performing ‘Bawitdaba’, which came out in 1999. It is a vulgar song, referencing topless dancers, drinking, crooked cops, bastards, etc. Hearing that was a shock to a lot of us. Rightfully so. It felt worldly, which I believe was the point ...,” he continued.
“Next, there was an acoustic set with two people playing a Christian hymn. It was meant to be an emotional bridge to what came next. ... Finally, it transitioned to Kid Rock, his stage name, being introduced back to the stage as Robert Ritchie, his birth name. He then played a revised version of ‘Til You Can’t,’ which included lyrics about Jesus Christ,” he explained.
“He also spoke about Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, encouraged people to follow Christ, and to read their Bibles. This was supposed to be an artistic way of portraying a redemption story. I don’t know Kid Rock’s walk with Christ, but he used this moment to point people to Christ, and I rejoice in that (Philippians 1:15-18),” he concluded.
“We should always praise God when the gospel is preached,” Stuckey comments. “That is my take on that.”
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It's all 'globalism': Jack Posobiec tells Glenn Beck the NFL was furious over TPUSA's Super Bowl halftime show
Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show and the Super Bowl LX halftime show was a battle of David vs. Goliath, Jack Posobiec said.
Posobiec, who has worked with Charlie Kirk's organization over the years as a contributor, said on Wednesday that there were a lot of hurdles, blocking, and gatekeeping going on as TPUSA planned the All-American Halftime Show.
'I don't think we realized the ways they can get you.'
Posobiec joined "The Glenn Beck Program" on Wednesday, where he described the Super Bowl LX halftime show featuring Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny simply as "globalism."
It was an attempt to "compete on the global stage," Posobiec said, with the NFL expanding its audience by "dividing" the core of what the United States is built on.
The "NFL is middle America," Posobiec continued.
When it came to booking the halftime show though, Posobiec did his best to reveal the roadblocks TPUSA was up against.
"So here's what I can say ... I knew that by picking a fight with the biggest cabal in America, bigger than the Democrats ... that we were going up against Goliath," he told Beck.
Posobiec continued, "I had no idea what would happen, I don't think we realized the ways that they can get you. The ways that they can gate-keep you and block you."
While the TPUSA contributor admitted the story was not as cut and dry as having "emails from Roger Goodell" that told him "you shall not do this," he described the process as a trickle-down system with endless connections. Whether it is through restricting music usage rights, limiting song choices, or prohibiting what artists can participate in, "something would always happen," Posobiec said.
Posobiec claimed he was told by insiders that NFL brass were allegedly furious at the numbers TPUSA was able to produce on YouTube, which turned out to be record-setting.
The New York Post reported more than five million tuned in to TPUSA's halftime show live on YouTube, while the New York Times reported 6.1 million live concurrent viewers. Blaze News observed well over five million concurrents on TPUSA’s main channel alone with more watching on partner YouTube channels.
At the same time, the Post Millennial and Posobiec boasted 6.17 million viewers concurrently for TPUSA. That final digit is key as it would definitively push TPUSA's stream to second all-time in terms of concurrent viewership on a YouTube live broadcast.
According to Dexerto, this puts TPUSA behind the Indian lunar landing mission in 2023, which had a reported eight million viewers, and ahead of the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal between Brazil and Croatia, which had 6.1 million. Posobiec reported more specifically that the game had 6.15 million at its peak.
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According to the NFL, Super Bowl LX set an all-time viewership record for Super Bowls on TV with 137.8 million viewers who were watching during the second quarter.
The halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers, which is the fourth-most watched ever. Kendrick Lamar's 2025 performance (133.5 million), Michael Jackson's 1993 show (133.4 million), and Usher's 2024 halftime (129.3 million) all ranked higher, per ESPN.
In the days following the Super Bowl live broadcast, the NFL garnered nearly 70 million views for the halftime show, while TPUSA had more than 21 million views on its main channel alone. This is a strong showing as the NFL has nearly two and a half times the YouTube subscriber base as TPUSA.
The NFL did not respond to multiple requests for comment regarding the claims made by Posobiec.
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'Slap in the face': Trump tears into Super Bowl halftime show performance
For Americans tuning in to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, there was more than one choice for halftime show entertainment. Viewers could watch Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl, most of which was in Spanish, or they could switch over to Turning Point USA's counterprogramming on YouTube and other social media platforms.
President Trump apparently watched the former — and quickly made his opinions about the show known.
'Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting.'
On Sunday night, Trump attacked the performance via Truth Social.
"The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence," Trump said.
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He continued, "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This 'Show' is just a 'slap in the face' to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!"
Trump added that there was "nothing inspirational" about the show, but that the "Fake News Media" would shower the performance with praise "because they haven't got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD."
Trump concluded the post with a familiar call to replace the NFL's "ridiculous new Kickoff Rule," a request he has made on more than one occasion when talking about the league.
Turning Point's alternative show drew as many as 6.1 million concurrent viewers, according to one estimate from the Athletic.
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Celebrities turn on Nicki Minaj over TPUSA ties
After Nicki Minaj began voicing her conservative views and working with Turning Point USA, other celebrities have made it clear they’re no longer impressed with the rapper — and definitely not with TPUSA.
“They are still attacking Nicki Minaj over connecting with TPUSA, over promoting Donald Trump,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock explains to his panel on “Fearless,” before playing a clip of Shannon Sharpe and Joe Budden’s criticism of Minaj and the late Charlie Kirk’s brainchild.
“Nicki goes on stage with Charlie Kirk’s widow,” Sharpe said to Budden on his “Club Shay Shay” podcast.
“I didn’t love it,” Budden replied.
“That is the role that I believe Turning Point to play in the rewriting of history or revisionist history when they visit these schools and have all this money just basically being pumped into a certain belief system,” Budden said.
“I won’t take us there and speak to what I believe that belief system to be. But it’s a mess. It’s deeper than political views. I’m not political at all. ... That’s not my bag,” he continued.
“There’s a tone that I don’t think is hidden, and they’re hiding these white nationalist views behind Christianity,” he added.
“‘White nationalist views behind Christianity.’ That is certainly a complaint we’ve heard from other people, perhaps a bit more informed than Joe Budden. But, and I’ve got to be honest, I have mixed emotions as it relates to Nicki Minaj in terms of her music isn’t my kind of music,” Whitlock comments.
“It’s a kind of music that I now fully and enthusiastically reject and, you know, frame in the most demonic ways possible. But I’m like anybody else. I kind of halfway like her pivoting and at least being, you know, not captured by the Democrat Party,” he continues.
Unlike Sharpe and Budden, BlazeTV contributor Shemeka Michelle supports and respects Minaj thinking for herself.
“All of us get on social media and tweet our thoughts or say what we feel or where we stand. I think that she has the same right to do that. And what I’m seeing from the left, really the ones that compare ICE to the slave patrol or Republicans to the KKK, I’m actually seeing that they don’t care about black people at all. Although they try to put it with race, it’s really just, they want undying loyalty and allegiance to the Democrat Party,” Michelle tells Whitlock.
“She took some pictures with President Trump, and she is his biggest fan. She said she’s on that side. I haven’t really seen her take a very, I would say, Christian stand or, you know, ‘this is my new life’ type of stand,” she continues.
“It’s just been more very surface. ... I don’t have a problem with her learning or trying to figure it out publicly. I think we all do that if you are part of social media, and that’s just what it is. I really support her right to do exactly what she’s doing,” she adds.
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How to watch Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show — 'American culture, freedom, and faith'
Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA will have its own performances that will air during the Super Bowl halftime show.
With artist Bad Bunny set to perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show — where he may or may not wear a dress — conservative activist group TPUSA will ask viewers to change the channel for the break.
'Experience a one-of-a-kind halftime event.'
Just a month after Kirk's assassination, TPUSA announced it would host the All American Halftime Show on its channels. Now, the organization has revealed its musical lineup for February 8, 2026.
Rock, Barrett, Brice
Leading the charge is diamond-selling artist Kid Rock, who recently told Congress his ideas for keeping ticket prices down at concerts and sporting events.
Platinum country artist Brantley Gilbert will also perform. He has more than 10 million followers on social media.
Also featured is Lee Brice. The South Carolina native went platinum as recently as 2020 with his album "Hey World."
Rounding out the performers is Gabby Barrett. The 25-year-old Pennsylvanian was just a teen when she finished third on the 16th season of "American Idol" in 2018. She went platinum in Canada and the United States with 2020's "Goldmine."
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How to Watch
With Super Bowl LX set for kickoff around 6:30 p.m. ET, halftime will likely be around 8-8:30.
At that point, viewers can escape network coverage by heading to any of Turning Point USA's social media channels or video platforms. This includes TPUSA's YouTube page, Rumble channel, and X page.
Charlie Kirk's YouTube channel and Rumble channel will also feature the stream.
"Experience a one-of-a-kind halftime event celebrating American culture, freedom, and faith," Turning Point wrote in its promotional materials.
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English speakers welcome
Super Bowl LX is shaping up to be one of the most controversial on record. Although Bad Bunny reportedly will not wear a dress (according to TMZ), he has told viewers to be sure to learn Spanish for his performance.
This has been followed by consistent warnings from the Trump administration to illegal immigrants in the Santa Clara, California, area — where the game is being hosted — that immigration enforcement will be present around Levi's Stadium.
However, local police have said they will not be assisting federal agents with any immigration enforcement and warned residents that any masked agents would not be local law enforcement.
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