"This year's Super Bowl halftime performer is Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, and he'll be joined by the band Green Day. Both have publicly criticized the president, and he recently told the New York Post he had no interest in seeing anti-Trump performers. He also claimed that the Super Bowl, hosted in Santa Clara, California, this year, is simply too far."
"In recent months, according to two people familiar with the situation and two sources briefed on it, several aides and advisers to the president quietly determined that the chances were rather high of Trump getting booed big league, at the Super Bowl, in the words of one White House official. Such a moment would instantly create a wealth of viral video clips and media coverage that administration officials would prefer to avoid."
"Trump has become a regular sight at major sporting events, attending the College Football Playoff National Championship and last year's Super Bowl in New Orleans. Shortly after the Super Bowl, the president was also spotted at NASCAR's Daytona 500 and even took a lap around the track in The Beast. This year, however, Trump has no intention of going to the Super Bowl."
Aides and advisers judged the chances were high that Trump would be loudly booed at this Super Bowl, risking viral video and unwanted media coverage. Trump has attended major sporting events, including the College Football Playoff National Championship, last year's Super Bowl in New Orleans, and NASCAR's Daytona 500, where he took a lap in The Beast. This year he has no intention of attending the Super Bowl. The halftime lineup features Bad Bunny and Green Day, both of whom have publicly criticized Trump. He told the New York Post he had no interest in seeing anti-Trump performers and called the Santa Clara location too far. In the past year he has been booed at the U.S. Open, the World Series, and at least one UFC event.
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