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Add President Donald Trump to the record of people who find themselves upset in regards to the NFL deciding on some of the in style singers on the planet to carry out at halftime of this February’s Tremendous Bowl.
As you will have heard, the league introduced final week that Dangerous Bunny would take to this well-known stage in a number of months.
The man has 50 million Instagram followers and an array of prime hits, so why not, proper?
Looks as if an apparent alternative for the position.
Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photos)
One would assume as a lot, proper?
Besides… Dangerous Bunny principally raps in Spanish! And he’s been essential of ICE raids in the USA! And he’s barely even from America, having been born in Puerto Rico!
For these completely reputable causes, a bunch if (Republican) critics have come out and lambasted the NFL’s choice.
We’ve even heard there shall be ICE brokers on the Tremendous Bowl — as a result of unlawful immigrants will someway pour on to the sector when Dangerous Bunny performs?
It’s unclear. And really racist.
Dangerous Bunny performs dwell throughout “No Me Quiero Ir De AquÃ; Una Más” Residencia at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on September 20, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photograph by Gladys Vega/Getty Photos)
“I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it — it’s, like, crazy. They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
The President then pivoted to an much more urgent matter, happening to criticize the league’s model new kickoff rule, which he has lengthy derided, saying it “looks ridiculous.”
(For the document, this “Dynamic” kickoff is supposed to extend the frequency of returns, as gamers on the kicking group can’t transfer till the ball hits the bottom or a participant within the “landing zone,” outlined as the realm between the purpose line and the 20-yard line.)
(Photograph Credit score: Theo Wargo/Getty Photos for Karl Lagerfeld)
For his half, Dangerous Bunny has appeared unfazed by the backlash.
He mocked his critics in a monologue on Saturday Evening Dwell over the weekend, sending a message in Spanish after which including:
“If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”
The rapper and singer — who endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris forward of the 2024 presidential election and is likely one of the most streamed artists on the planet — has excluded the U.S. from his upcoming world tour out of concern that immigration authorities would possibly goal his performances.
Puerto Rico is an American territory, for no matter it’s value, and Dangerous Bunny is an American citizen.
