Donald Trump was—unsurprisingly—very much not impressed with Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
On Sunday night, the president took to Truth Social to air his grievances about the performance, calling the halftime show “absolutely terrible” and “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,” Trump continued. “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,” he wrote, concluding, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Trump is apparently ignoring the fact that Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, meaning Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship at birth; Bad Bunny himself is an American citizen. However, historically, the U.S. hasn’t considered Puerto Rico part of America, and its residents cannot vote in presidential elections.
As for Trump claiming that “nobody understands a word this guy is saying”—that isn’t exactly true either. According to the World Population Review website, in 2025, the U.S. had the second-largest population of Spanish speakers, with a reported total of 65.5 million. The only country with more Spanish speakers than the U.S. is Mexico, which reported 138.1 million speakers last year.
Bad Bunny’s performance on Sunday was entirely in Spanish and featured several references to Puerto Rico and other Spanish-speaking countries, including scenes set in a sugarcane field, a salsa band, appearances from Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas and Mexican-American boxer Emiliano Vargas, and cameos from Cardi B, Karol G, and Pedro Pascal. Ricky Martin also performed, as did Lady Gaga.
The 31-year-old superstar's show came a week after he won album of the year at the Grammys for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, marking the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the award.
