Donald Trump issued a harsh critique of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday, describing the Grammy-winning artist’s show as ‘an affront to the Greatness of America’ that ‘nobody understands’.
This opinion starkly contrasted with the views of many music and media critics, who praised the Puerto Rican rapper’s predominantly Spanish-language performance. The New York Times labeled it ‘joyful’, while Rolling Stone noted it gave them ‘chills’.
Even though President Trump harshly criticized Bad Bunny’s performance, describing it as ‘absolutely terrible’, his comments confirmed that the White House did not opt to watch Kid Rock at Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show.
It might not be surprising that the Latin rhythms of ‘Tití Me Preguntó’ were puzzling to the 79-year-old. When asked about the president’s remarks, left-wing figure Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a particularly cutting observation about Trump himself.
While navigating the halls of Congress, AOC delivered a sharp-witted response to reporter Nicholas Ballasy, saying: “I barely know what Trump is saying half the time. So, I feel him.”
This wasn’t the first time the 36-year-old had responded to critics of Bad Bunny’s performance, previously addressing content creator Jake Paul with similar intensity.
Much like Trump, Paul seemed to argue that this display of Latin American culture and pride was un-American, despite Puerto Rico’s residents having held US citizenship since 2017.
🚨 BREAKING: In response to Trump saying he couldn’t understand Bad Bunny’s halftime show because it was in Spanish, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back:
“I barely know what Trump is saying half the time, so… I feel him.”
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Paul urged his followers to ‘turn off this halftime’ and mistakenly referred to Bad Bunny as ‘a fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America’.
Once again, AOC highlighted the hypocrisy in Paul’s criticism of the chart-topping artist headlining the NFL’s biggest event.
“A ‘fake American citizen?'” the lawmaker reacted incredulously in a now-viral post on X.
Accumulating over 275,000 likes, she pointed out that Paul had previously admitted relocating to the US territory to take advantage of tax incentives.
She commented: “Didn’t you MOVE to Puerto Rico to avoid paying your taxes while kids across America go hungry? Meanwhile, Benito actually funds low-income kids’ access to arts and sports programs, while you defund them.”
Delivering another pointed remark, she concluded: “Of course you’re mad. He makes you look small.”
After facing widespread criticism, including from his brother Logan Paul, the influencer partially retracted his statements, clarifying: “To clarify: I wasn’t calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they’re from Puerto Rico.
“I live in Puerto Rico, and I love Puerto Rico. I have used my platform to support Puerto Rico time and time again and will always do so. But if you’re publicly criticizing ICE who are doing their job and openly hating on America, I’m going to speak on it. Period.”
Paul continued: “If you benefit from a country and the platform it gives you, but publicly disrespect it at the same time, that’s what I mean by being a fake citizen.”
The White House has been approached for comment.