FBI Director Kash Patel's country singer girlfriend was swamped with anger late Sunday as she reacted to a Democratic Party post lauding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance.
Responding to the social media post featuring a stars-and-stripes rendering of the Puerto Rican rapper with the caption "All-American Halftime with Bad Bunny," Alexis Wilkins, 27, wrote, "Unpopular: Republicans need to unite and get on better messaging because this branding is fantastic and allows all dems to get behind it. Also - super aesthetic."
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been a vocal Trump critic and deportation opponent. At last week's Grammy Awards, he stated, "Before I say 'Thank God' I want to say, 'ICE out!'"
His performance Sunday consisted primarily of Spanish-language material, provoking significant anger from the Trump administration and its supporters.
MAGA supporters attacked Wilkins' post, characterizing her comments as a "bad take," "disgusting," and "phony bulls--t." One user wrote: "Nothing American about the halftime. Spanish is not our national language. Flying other countries [sic] flags is ridiculous and is treasonous! Bad Bunny does not represent America!"
Another accused Wilkins of being a "leftist" destroying the country and urged her departure, the Daily Beast reported.
Wilkins responded by clarifying that she had not watched the performance. She stated, "I'm not saying it's good at all, I'm not watching it. This branding targets youth and is cosplaying as if it's celebrating America. And basically as a whole the right needs to unite." In a separate response, she added: "I offer 0 commentary on the show itself. The dems were smart with public branding and cosplaying as America fans, which means they're trying to gain moderate ground again."
Wilkins is a U.S. citizen of Armenian descent born in America. She has been dating Patel, 45, since 2023.
Trump had previously attacked Bad Bunny's selection. He wrote on Truth Social: "The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World."
Trump characterized the performance as a "slap in the face" to his administration's stated achievements: "the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!"
Despite Trump's criticism—delivered despite his stated boycott of the event—Bad Bunny's performance drew an estimated 135 million viewers. An alternative halftime show produced by Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA organization attracted approximately 5 million viewers. The Bad Bunny viewership may constitute the most-watched NFL halftime show in history.