Bad Bunny, the anti-Trump icon made in Puerto Rico

On Sunday, in front of tens of millions of television viewers, the Puerto Rican reggaeton phenomenon will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, on the heels of winning Album of the Year at the Grammys. But, at a time when the ruthless crackdown on undocumented immigrants is raging in the US, inviting this Latin icon to one of America's major events was always bound to anger Donald Trump.

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Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

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