The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced that he will not attend the Super Bowl this year, criticizing the artists chosen too perform during the event’s halftime show, which will take place on february 8th.
in an interview with the New York Post, the North American leader revealed he was not at all pleased with the choice of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny and the band Green Day, who are critical of Donald Trump‘s policies.
“I’m against them. I think it’s a terrible choice. All they do is sow hatred. Terrible,” he stated.
However, Donald Trump justified that the artists chosen are not the reason for his absence, but rather the fact that the game is “far away.”
“I would go, but it’s too far,” he said.
It should be noted that the Super Bowl – the final of the National Football League – takes place on February 8th, at Levi’s Stadium, in California. Last year, the final of this one of the country’s biggest sporting events – and, with the halftime show, also one of the biggest in terms of entertainment – was held in New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana. Compared to the White House, California is on the other side of the country, on the west coast – while the official residence is on the east coast. New Orleans is located closer to the White House.
Bad Bunny to Headline Super Bowl After Previously Declining U.S. Performances
Bad Bunny has been selected to perform during the halftime show of the upcoming Super bowl. The declaration was made in September by the National Football League (NFL), Apple Music, and Roc Nation.
In a statement cited by international press, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist said: “What I’m feeling right now goes beyond a dream. It’s for those who came before me and paved the way so I could step onto the stage and score a ‘touchdown’.”
“This is for my people, for my culture, and for our history. Go tell your grandma that we’re going to be the Super Bowl halftime show,” the artist concluded.
“The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the ultimate celebration of music and culture, and few artists embody that intersection as perfectly and authentically as Bad Bunny,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s Vice President of Music and Sports, as quoted in the same report.
Notably, Bad Bunny previously excluded the United States from his world tour which began in 2025 and concludes this year, explaining…
