Trump Calls Bad Bunny ‘Terrible Choice’ for Super Bowl Halftime Show
News Context
At a glance
- Former President Donald Trump announced on January 24, 2024, that he will not attend Super Bowl LVIII in San Francisco on February 8, 2024.
- Trump also criticized the selection of Bad Bunny adn Green Day as the halftime performers.
- Bad Bunny's selection as the Super Bowl LVIII halftime performer was announced on November 7, 2023.
Trump Will Skip Super Bowl LVIII, Criticizes Halftime Performer
Former President Donald Trump announced on January 24, 2024, that he will not attend Super Bowl LVIII in San Francisco on February 8, 2024. This decision comes after he became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl in February 2020, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Source
Trump also criticized the selection of Bad Bunny adn Green Day as the halftime performers. He told The New York Post,”I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.” Source
Bad Bunny’s selection as the Super Bowl LVIII halftime performer was announced on November 7, 2023. Source Green Day will join Bad Bunny as part of the halftime show lineup.