Multiple MAGA-friendly celebrities have come out in opposition to the official Super Bowl halftime show due to Bad Bunny\u2019s involvement just hours before the performance.<\/p>\n
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video of himself standing with Kid Rock next to a pool in front of a recreation of the Statue of Liberty ahead of the performer\u2019s alternative halftime show.<\/p>\n
Brandishing an American flag, Kennedy said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to make America healthy again, and we\u2019re going to make America strong again, and we\u2019re gonna make America free again.\u201c<\/p>\n
Kid Rock, also holding the flag, added, \u201cAnd keep on Kid Rockin\u2019 in the free world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jake Paul, an influencer and boxer, announced on X<\/a> ahead of the game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks that he was \u201cpurposefully turning off the halftime show\u201d and encouraged others to do the same.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s rally together and show big corporations they can\u2019t just do whatever they want without consequences (which equals viewership for them),\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are their benefit. Realize you have power. Turn off this halftime.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul, who moved to Puerto Rico<\/a>\u2014where Bad Bunny, a U.S. citizen, is from\u2014in 2021 for tax reasons, added, \u201cA fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America. I cannot support that.\u201d<\/p>\n He was joined in his outrage by his brother Logan, who also moved to the U.S. territory in 2021. Asked on the red carpet of a Fanatics Super Bowl Party in San Francisco if he was excited for the halftime show, Paul simply replied, \u201cNo,\u201c before walking off.<\/p>\n A clip of his comment was then reposted by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, who added, \u201cSame.\u201d<\/p>\n Curiously, Logan Paul later posted on X<\/a> disagreeing with his brother. \u201cI love my brother but I don\u2019t agree with this. Puerto Ricans are Americans & I\u2019m happy they were given the opportunity to showcase the talent that comes from the island.\u201d<\/p>\n Wrestling fans were quick to suggest that Paul was responding in character when interviewed on the red carpet ahead of Bad Bunny\u2019s potential return<\/a> to the WWE.<\/p>\n Earlier, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who has previously endorsed Donald Trump for president and played golf with him, shared his intention to watch the alternative halftime show arranged by Charlie Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA in a post on X.<\/p>\n \u201cNot familiar with Bad Bunny so don\u2019t know if his music is good or bad,\u201d Favre wrote<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m just going to watch what I know Lee Brice, Kid Rock All-American Halftime Show.\u201d<\/p>\n In a clip from his podcast, Favre said of his decision, \u201cNothing against Bad Bunny, I really don\u2019t know what he sings. That doesn\u2019t mean I like him or dislike him, but I\u2019m going to go with what I know.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly joined their ranks, reposting an X post<\/a> from country musician John Rich that read, \u201cMy family and I will be changing the channel tonight as soon as the Super Bowl halftime starts. How about you?\u201d and adding, \u201c100%.\u201d<\/p>\n MAGA outrage against Bad Bunny, who is from Puerto Rico and thus a U.S. citizen, has been building since his appearance was first announced, culminating in the establishment of \u201cThe All-American Halftime Show\u201d featuring Kid Rock.<\/p>\n While those in the MAGAverse are opting to watch Turning Point USA\u2019s halftime show, more Americans are interested in watching the actual halftime show.<\/p>\n