menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Democrats Champion Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show, Attack Turning Point USA Alternative

22 16
10.02.2026

While President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, Democrats celebrated it and ridiculed Turning Point USA’s alternative performance.

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, whose stage name is Bad Bunny, made headlines at Sunday’s show by performing mostly in Spanish, celebrating his Puerto Rican heritage, and using songs with sexually explicit lyrics. President Donald Trump said, “Nobody understands a word this guy is saying,” and he criticized the dancing as inappropriate for young children.

Turning Point USA announced an alternate Super Bowl halftime show in October, a development growing out of conservative disgust at previous halftime shows.

“When you have the most televised event for the entire year, that should be a reflection of the virtue that hopefully you want society to embody,” Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk says in a........

© The Daily Signal