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From rolling across a field of sugarcane to belting out his biggest hits, the six-time Grammy winner brought a bold celebration of Latin culture to the biggest stage in sports. Surprise appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin added even more spectacle, and fans inside the stadium were mesmerized. Social media quickly erupted with praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But not everyone was impressed. Some viewers complained they couldn\u2019t understand the lyrics \u2014 and former President Donald Trump went nuclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Truth Social, Trump unleashed a blistering tirade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 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\u2019t 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 \u2018Show\u2019 is just a \u2018slap in the face\u2019 to our Country\u2026 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump hadn\u2019t even attended the game, calling it \u201ctoo far\u201d to travel, but that didn\u2019t stop him from criticizing the lineup \u2014 which included Green Day, a band he has openly opposed \u2014 or Bad Bunny himself. Earlier, he told the <em>New York Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue reading on next page&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m anti-them. I think it\u2019s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance itself sent a very different message. As Bad Bunny closed his set, a giant screen displayed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe only thing more powerful than hate is love.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in his hands? A football with four simple words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cTogether we are America.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For millions of fans, it was a moment of unity, culture, and celebration. For Trump, it was \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show wasn\u2019t just a performance \u2014 it became a political flashpoint, a statement of inclusivity and passion that everyone noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What did you think of Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show? Was it a cultural milestone or too controversial? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Seahawks may have crushed the New England Patriots on the field at Super Bowl LX, but all anyone&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9676,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9674\/revisions\/9676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}