Donald Trump dismissed Unhealthy Bunny‘s upcoming Tremendous Bowl halftime present as “completely ridiculous” throughout a Newsmax interview, the place he additionally admitted he has no concept who the worldwide music sensation is.
Showing on Greg Kelly Reviews, Trump criticized the NFL’s resolution to faucet the Puerto Rican rapper and singer for the 2026 Tremendous Bowl LX Halftime Present.
“The NFL simply selected the Unhealthy Bunny rabbit or no matter his title is,” Kelly mentioned, prompting Trump to reply bluntly: “I’ve by no means heard of him. I don’t know who he’s. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s loopy. After which they blame it on some promoter they employed to select up leisure. I feel it’s completely ridiculous.”
Jay-Z remodeled the Tremendous Bowl halftime present into Hip-Hop’s grandest stage after Roc Nation partnered with the NFL in 2019.
The powerhouse deal gave Roc Nation artistic management over the performances, ushering in an period that celebrated rap’s international dominance.
Since then, the halftime stage has hosted monumental units from J.Lo, Shakira, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem,, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Usher, cementing Hip-Hop and R&B’s everlasting place in popular culture’s most-watched spectacle.
The NFL and Apple Music introduced final month that Unhealthy Bunny will headline the 2026 halftime efficiency. The reserving raised eyebrows not solely due to his huge worldwide following but in addition as a result of it is going to be his solely U.S. look that 12 months.
His Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour notably skips American cities fully.
In an interview with I-D journal, Unhealthy Bunny cited issues over U.S. immigration enforcement as a part of the rationale for avoiding the nation on tour. He mentioned fears of ICE raids contributed to the choice.
Tremendous Bowl LX is scheduled for February 8, 2026.
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