California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly expressed his support for Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny just hours before the artist was set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. Newsom’s enthusiastic endorsement came in sharp contrast to former President Donald Trump, who announced he would skip the event due to Bad Bunny’s appearance.
The governor’s press office, known for playfully trolling Trump on social media by mimicking his distinctive style, took to X to share Newsom’s excitement about the halftime performance. The post was written entirely in capital letters, clearly imitating Trump’s well-known social media tone.
“AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, I AM A TREMENDOUS LOVER OF ‘THE SPANISH.’ IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE WORLD. I AM ALSO A HUGE FAN OF PUERRRRRRRTO RICO,” the post read. “THAT IS WHY I AM DECLARING TOMORROW IN CALIFORNIA AS ‘BAD BUNNY DAY’ WHEN BAD BUNNY PERFORMS AT THE BIG GAME IN THE GOLDEN STATE WITH HIS SOOTHING, BEAUTIFUL VOICE, AND HIS VERY NICE LOOKS. MANY PEOPLE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM ACCORDING TO MY ‘GUYS’ AND ‘GALS!’ (JESSE WATTERS IS OBSESSED WITH HIM ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE IS WITH ME!).”
The statement continued with a playful jab at Trump’s style, noting that Bad Bunny whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio is “nearly as ‘hot’” as Newsom himself. “WE LOVE BAD BUNNY! HE IS NEARLY AS ‘HOT’ AS ME, WHICH IS A BIG COMPLIMENT, BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY ‘HOTTER.’ HAPPY BAD BUNNY DAY, AMERICA. ENJOY!!!”
Newsom’s remarks follow his explanation to The New York Post that he would skip the Super Bowl this year because the trip from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco was “just too far away.” He noted that he might have attended if the travel distance had been shorter. Meanwhile, some reports suggest that Trump may have been advised against attending after aides predicted he would face significant booing from the stadium crowd (Newsom slams disgusting Trump as vile, Trump sparks major health fears).
The former president has criticized the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny as the halftime headliner and punk rock band Green Day for a pregame performance, citing both acts’ outspoken positions against his administration (Trump lets it slip he has never read). “I’m anti-them,” Trump said in January. “I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.” He later called Bad Bunny’s selection “absolutely ridiculous.”
Ocasio’s Super Bowl appearance comes just a week after he made history as the first artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys for a fully Spanish-language album. During another award acceptance speech in California, he made a heartfelt appeal, saying, “ICE out. We’re not savage. We’re not animals. We’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans. I know it’s tough to not hate these days. Sometimes we get contaminados (contaminated)… the hate gets more powerful with more hate.”
He concluded with a message of love and unity: “So please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. If, yeah, we don’t hate them. We love our people. We love our family, and that’s the way to do it. With love. Don’t forget that, please” (Donald Trump predicts he’ll make it to hell, Fox News halted as Donald Trump says he).
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