Donald Trump It is not definitely a follower of Bad Bunny. In fact, in his own words he does not even know who is the popular Puerto Rican singer, recently chosen as the main artist for the half -time show of the next Super Bowl.
“I’ve never heard of him. I don’t know who he is,” said the president during a live telephone interview in a news channel program Newsmax.
Trump also loaded against the Puerto Rican selection for the Super Bowl, a fact that cataloged “absolutely ridiculous,” According to review CNN.
Trump Tilda “absolutely ridiculous” that Bad Bunny heads the Super Bowl’s part -time showhttps://t.co/4AOCXXT2DI
– CNN in Spanish (@cnnee) October 7, 2025
“I don’t know why they are doing this. It’s crazy,” said the president, who also criticized some technical standards of the NFL, the entity responsible for the Professional American Football League, whose final – the Super Bowl – will take place at the beginning of February in California.
His statements are in tune with the criticisms that the election of Bad Bunny has had since the republican ranks and in particular of the Maga Movement, for the critical position of the artist about the news of the United States, his defense of his Latin and Puerto Rican roots, and the fact that his music is in Spanish.
Trump’s Ninguneo to Bad Bunny adds to the questions of right -wing commentators and politicians, including government members as advisor Corey Lewandowski, who also warned about the deployment of migratory agents during the Super Bowl.
For his part, the singer responded to criticism against him in the initial program of the new season of Saturday Night Livewhich was host. Then he said he was very happy for his selection, he referred to the importance of representing his community in the intermediate of the sporting event and pointed out ironic that the Americans had four months to learn Spanish.
The Latin artist number 1 for the Billboard
While the president and his followers attack Bad Bunny, the magazine Billboard – one of the most prestigious media in the musical field – appointed Puerto Rican as the Latin artist number 1 in the first 25 years of this century.
The choice It is based on its performance on the lists Top Latin albums and Hot Latin Songs From January 2000 to December 2024, Explain the publicationwhich highlights that its positioning is “even more impressive, since it did not appear in the rankings of Billboard until 2016 ″.
The magazine pointed out that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – true name of Bad Bunny— He was also the best artist of all genres of Billboard of 2022 And he is the best Latin artist prevailing for five consecutive years, from 2020 to 2024.
For the medium, throughout his career the Puerto Rican “has demonstrated unparalleled control over his artistic career, naturally integrating his production with the stories he wants to tell.”
BAD BUNNY IS No. 1 ON BILBOARD’S TOP LATIN ARTISTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY CHARThttps://t.co/MNB8i6p0fy
– Billboard (@billboard) October 8, 2025
At present, he maintains BillboardBad Bunny “Latin music continues to redefine with its art, amplifying its global scope and influence” and its choice for the Super Bowl “further reflects its star power, its deep connection with its inheritance and its great link with the audience familiar with Latin music and, partly thanks to its talent, with those new in it.”
To the Review Trump’s statements On the artist, the publication itself had weighted the achievements and popularity of it.
“Although the president may not know who Bad Bunny is, the world in general certainly knows it,” said the Billboardwho highlighted his performance in Spotify – where between 2020 and 2022, he was the most listened to artist and in 2023 and 2024 he was only surpassed by Taylor Swift – and his historic residence in Puerto Rico, converted and convertedn el Livestream more seen in the history of Amazon Prime.
