Bad Bunny had this message for Trump during halftime show

Las Vegas — Super Bowl 60’s halftime show ended with a visual mic-drop that left little doubt about where headliner Bad Bunny stands on the current political divide. As the 13-minute set concluded, the Puerto Rican superstar strode toward the camera while clutching a football emblazoned with the phrase “Together We Are America.” Behind him, dancers hoisted flags from more than two-dozen nations, framing a single U.S. flag at center stage.

Above the field, the stadium’s halo board flashed stark black-on-white text: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” Moments later Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, delivered a bilingual roll call of countries—Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Italy, the Antilles, United States, Canada—before concluding with “my motherland, my father, Puerto Rico, we are still here now.” He closed with “God bless America,” a signature sign-off of President Donald Trump, though no direct mention of the president was made.

The staging echoed comments Bad Bunny offered at the Grammy Awards eight days earlier, when he opened his acceptance speech with “ICE out,” adding, “We are not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.” The artist has since bypassed U.S. dates on his 2025-26 tour, citing safety concerns for fans amid immigration raids.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, asked last Monday whether the league worried about political statements, praised the performer: “Bad Bunny … understood the platform he was on and that this platform is used to unite people.”

The set—featuring Cardi B, Jessica Alba and Alix Earle in cameo appearances—drew immediate backlash from Trump supporters and MAGA activists who urged a boycott. Turning Point USA counter-programmed an alternate halftime broadcast headlined by Kid Rock.

Whether interpreted as art, activism or both, Bad Bunny’s wordless flag tableau and on-screen maxim ensured the night’s most scrutinized 60 seconds belonged to Latin music’s biggest star—and to the statement he never had to name.