"He also recently made headlines after speaking transparently about his decision not to tour in the U.S. right now, asserting that the looming threat of ICE raids, arrests, and deportations made it an easy decision. "But there was the issue of-like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]," he told i-D in September. "And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about.""
"When the NFL and the other powers that be announced that the Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny would headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, it felt like a natural choice. His meteoric rise over the past year, coupled with being Spotify's most-streamed artist worldwide for three consecutive years (2020-2022), makes him an obvious pick. But to the mouth-breathing MAGA outrage machine, there's just one problem: he sings in... Spanish? Gasp."
Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican reggaeton star, will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show following massive global streaming success. He recently declined to tour the U.S. because of fears about ICE raids, arrests, and deportations at concerts. The selection provoked immediate criticism from MAGA-aligned media and political figures who objected to his use of Spanish and his criticism of immigration enforcement. Fox commentators and Trump allies accused him of hating America, while Corey Lewandowski labeled the choice shameful and warned about safe haven for undocumented attendees. Critics condemned Lewandowski's rhetoric and defended Bad Bunny's concerns about immigration enforcement.
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