President Donald Trump simply reacted to Unhealthy Bunny‘s historic Tremendous Bowl after declaring his absence.
Earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, Trump instructed the New York Submit he wouldn’t be attending the soccer sport as a result of it’s “too distant.” The president additionally shared his opinion concerning the Tremendous Bowl performers Unhealthy Bunny and Inexperienced Day: “I’m anti-them. … All it does is sow hatred.”
In an interview on Newsmax on October 6, Trump claimed he by no means heard of the multi-Grammy Award successful artist: “I by no means heard of him. I don’t know who he’s, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s like loopy…I feel it’s completely ridiculous.”
After the halftime present aired, the president went on his social media platform Fact Social to react. “No one understands a phrase this man is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, particularly for younger kids which are watching from all through the usA., and everywhere in the World,” Trump wrote.
“‘This “Present’ is only a ‘slap within the face’ to our Nation, which is setting new requirements and data each single day — together with the Finest Inventory Market and 401(ok)s in Historical past!” the president fumed. “There’s nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Present and watch, it’ll get nice opinions from the Faux Information Media, as a result of they haven’t acquired a clue of what’s going on within the REAL WORLD.”
Trump grew to become the primary sitting president to attend the Tremendous Bowl in 2025. Nevertheless, this 12 months, he hosted his personal Tremendous Bowl watch get together at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Seashore, Florida, based on the president’s public schedule.
Unhealthy Bunny has been a fierce critic of Donald Trump and his immigration insurance policies. In 2020, he wrote to Time concerning the Black Lives Matter motion: “F–Ok DONALD TRUMP! PRESIDENTE DEL RACISMO. TU ODIO Y TIRANÍA, ESO SÍ ES TERRORISMO,” which interprets to “PRESIDENT OF RACISM! YOUR HATE AND TYRANNY, THAT’S TERRORISM.” The Puerto Rican artist additionally endorsed Kamala Harris within the 2024 Presidential Election.
Within the music video for “NUEVAYoL,” a Trump impersonator says over the radio: “I made a mistake. I wish to apologize to the immigrants in America…This nation is nothing with out the immigrants. This nation is nothing with out Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans.”
Every week earlier than his efficiency, Unhealthy Bunny condemned ICE and Trump’s immigration insurance policies on the Grammys. “Earlier than I say because of God, I’m gonna say: ICE out!” he stated in his speech. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We’re people and we’re People. I do know it’s powerful to not hate on lately, and I used to be considering, generally we get contaminados – I don’t know learn how to say that in English – the hate will get extra highly effective with extra hate.”
“The one factor that’s extra highly effective than hate is love,” he concluded. “So, please, we should be totally different. If we struggle, we’ve got to do it with love.”
On the finish of his efficiency, Unhealthy Bunny’s dancers carried round flags and he shouted out Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, amongst different Latino nations, and likewise Canada. “Seguimos aqui [We keep going],” the singer stated. He then raised a soccer in the direction of the digicam that learn, “Collectively, we’re America.” The message nods to the truth that all of the nations he listed are a part of the broader continent of North and South America. It additionally largely acknowledges the massive immigrant communities that come from these nations and now dwell within the US.
