Bad Bunny halftime show exposed an uncomfortable truth for MAGA, analyst says
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Kid Rock after signing an executive order related to the U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
President Donald Trump’s furious reaction to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has highlighted a deeper identity crisis within the MAGA movement, according to political analyst Christopher Bucktin. While 113 million viewers tuned in to the Spanish-language performance, Trump allies retreated to a Kid Rock event, underscoring MAGA’s cultural isolation. Bucktin argues Trump’s rambling attack on the Puerto Rican artist—an American citizen—revealed a movement increasingly out of step with the country it claims to represent, turning a pop culture moment into a stress test MAGA may not survive.
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Bad Bunny halftime show exposed an uncomfortable truth for MAGA, analyst says Bad Bunny halftime show exposed an uncomfortable truth for MAGA, analyst says