Overview
- Bad Bunny remains booked to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
- President Donald Trump told Newsmax the choice was “absolutely ridiculous” and claimed he had never heard of the Puerto Rican star.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson called the booking a “terrible decision” and suggested country singer Lee Greenwood as a preferred alternative.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski indicated ICE agents would be deployed at the Super Bowl in response to the selection.
- Fact-checkers at Snopes and others debunked viral posts that falsely claimed Trump said he spoke to the “president of Puerto Rico,” tracing a fake Fox News chyron to a satirical Facebook account.