Overview

• The NFL has confirmed Bad Bunny as the Feb. 8, 2026 halftime performer in Santa Clara and has not provided a substantive public response to the backlash.
• Turning Point USA is promoting an “All-American Halftime Show” for the same date, soliciting genre preferences from fans with performers still to be announced.
• Corey Lewandowski warned of ICE enforcement at the Super Bowl and called the league’s choice of Bad Bunny shameful.
• President Donald Trump said he did not know who Bad Bunny is and described the NFL’s decision as “somehow crazy.”
• Conservative figures criticized the Spanish-language star over his politics and image, with House Speaker Mike Johnson calling the booking a terrible decision and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem saying immigration authorities will be everywhere at the game.