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Bad Bunny’s Spanish-Language Super Bowl Halftime Draws Trump Rebuke

A largely Spanish performance embedded Puerto Rican symbolism to deliver a rule-compliant cultural statement.

Overview

  • The headliner delivered what outlets report as the first mostly Spanish Super Bowl halftime set, foregrounding Puerto Rican and broader Latin American identity.
  • Staging featured sugarcane fields, an EBT bodega sign, flags from across the Americas, the lyric "Lo que paso con Hawaii," and the stadium line "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE."
  • Guest turns by Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and Cardi B highlighted the spectacle, with a real on-field wedding later confirmed by reporting.
  • Bad Bunny handed a Grammy to a young boy during the show, extending a run of Grammy wins the previous week without violating the NFL’s ban on overt political speech.
  • President Trump, who did not attend, condemned the show on Truth Social as "a slap in the face," while conservative organizers ran an alternative "All American" halftime event featuring Kid Rock; the Seahawks beat the Patriots 29:13.