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Trump says Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl show was ‘absoultely terrible’

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Donald Trump has said Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl half-time show performance celebrating Latino heritage and culture was “absolutely terrible” and “an affront to the Greatness of America”.

The Puerto Rican musician was reported to have made history by becoming the first Super Bowl half-time show headliner to perform (nearly) entirely in Spanish, and to host a wedding during the show, which included appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, among others.

Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform during the half-time show of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

In a lengthy Truth Social Post published after, Trump wrote:

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence.

Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World.

This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day – including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!

There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD.

Sunday’s performance came a week after Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ became the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammy for album of the year, building more anticipation for his Super Bowl show, still one of the staples of the American cultural calendar.

The selection of the 31-year-old, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, to perform drew criticism from rightwing media commentators, as he has been vocally critical of ICE and of Trump and his administration’s authoritarian immigration policies.

“God bless America!” Bad Bunny shouted toward the end of the half-time show, which ran to nearly 14 minutes. He then gave a roll call of the countries of North, South and Central America, including Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, the US and Canada.

A colourful parade of flags from those nations marched through the sugar plantation fields that functioned as the energetic show’s centerpiece. You can read the Guardian’s five-star review of the performance here.

Bad Bunny holds the Puerto Rican flag while he performs during the Super Bowl. Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA
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