Trump Says Bad Bunny’s Show Was “One of the Worst in History”

Trump criticizes Bad Bunny

Calls the show “terrible history”

Criticizes dancing and lack of clarity

Donald Trump criticizes Bad Bunny. The president of the United States said this Sunday that Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX was one of the worst in history and that no one understood a single word spoken by the Puerto Rican artist.

“The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst in history!” the president said on the social network Truth Social.

He added:
“Nobody understands a word this guy says, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children who are watching all across the United States and the rest of the world.”

Puerto Rico Goes Wild With the ‘Benito Bowl’

In bars, open-air venues, movie theaters, and homes, Puerto Rico came to a standstill this Sunday to passionately and proudly follow the performance of their compatriot Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl halftime show, which was packed with references to Puerto Rican culture.

Many establishments on the island organized viewing parties so that Bad Bunny’s fans could gather to watch the “Benito Bowl,” as the show was dubbed in Puerto Rico, referencing the artist’s first name.

In Vega Baja, the singer’s hometown, the gathering took place in the main town square, while in San Juan, some of the largest events were held at El Escambrón, by the sea, and at Distrito T-Mobile.

At the latter venue, attendees danced salsa and perrearon to the rhythm of “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Baile Inolvidable,” and “Lo Que le Pasó a Hawaii,” which was performed by fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martin, seated on the iconic white plastic chairs featured on the cover of the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

“It was super awesome. He crushed it at the Super Bowl,” fans said.

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While Trump criticized Bad Bunny, his fans went wild.

“It was super awesome. He crushed it at the Super Bowl doing something historic and unique and putting Puerto Rico on top,” Roselyn Quiñones told EFE, after enjoying the event at Distrito T-Mobile.

Great excitement was sparked by the constant references to Puerto Rico during the show: la casita, palm trees, farmers, elderly men playing dominoes, boxing, the Puerto Rican flag, and electric poles, which—through the song “El Apagón”—denounced the critical state of the island’s power grid.

The music selection also thrilled audiences, featuring reggaeton, including segments of songs by legends Tego Calderón and Daddy Yankee, as well as plena and salsa, with Lady Gaga playing a prominent role.

Expectations were high—and the show did not disappoint. No one wanted to miss “the Bad Bunny concert,” as many joked, suggesting that their main interest was the singer’s performance rather than the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium, in Santa Clara, California.

“As a Puerto Rican, I Feel Extremely Proud”

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Although some, like Carlos Miranda—both a sports fan and a Bad Bunny supporter—did follow the game closely, they also highlighted Puerto Rican representation on the field itself, such as Federico Maranges of the Seattle Seahawks.

“As a Puerto Rican, I feel extremely proud,” Miranda told EFE, an executive at an air-conditioning company, referring to the presence of both the player and the singer at the Super Bowl.

Local venues, as well as many homes where friends and family gathered, featured decorations, plates, and cups adorned with images alluding to Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican culture, such as the pava (straw hat) and the sapo concho (a native frog).

Bad Bunny made history by becoming the first Latino singer to perform solo at the Super Bowl halftime show, just days after becoming the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year—entirely in Spanish—for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

The choice of Bad Bunny sparked controversy among U.S. conservatives because the artist sings in Spanish and has repeatedly criticized the immigration policies of President Donald Trump.