{"id":539918,"date":"2026-01-24T17:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/539918\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:22:16","slug":"trump-confirms-he-will-not-attend-super-bowl-because-of-music-acts-im-anti-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/539918\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: \u2018I\u2019m anti-them\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump<\/a> said he will skip this year\u2019s Super Bowl<\/a>, using the decision to sharply criticize the NFL\u2019s choice of entertainers, opening act Green Day<\/a> and halftime performer Bad Bunny<\/a>, both of whom have publicly opposed the president\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

In an Oval Office interview with the New York Post<\/a> published Saturday, Trump, 79, called the lineup \u201ca terrible choice\u201d for the February showdown in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m anti-them. I think it\u2019s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump added, however, that the performers themselves are not the reason he plans to skip the game, citing travel concerns <\/a>instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just too far away. I would. I\u2019ve gotten great hands for the Super Bowl, they like me,\u201d Trump said.<\/a> \u201cI would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"President<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump will skip this year\u2019s Super Bowl, criticizing the NFL for performing acts Green Day and Bad Bunny (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The NFL\u2019s decision to feature Latin artist Bad Bunny at halftime has already sparked controversy in some conservative circles, with critics arguing that his predominantly Spanish-language music and stances on issues such as immigration make him an unconventional pick for the game\u2019s massive audience.<\/p>\n

His 2025 song \u201cNuevayol\u201d <\/a>features an imitated Trump voice saying, \u201cI want to apologize to the immigrants<\/a> in America. . . . This country is nothing without the immigrants. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Bad<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny has condemned Trump, especially on his immigration policies and the treatment of Puerto Rico (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The latest buzz about the King of Latin Trap\u2019s performance comes from an anonymous stylist who told Radar Online <\/a>that he plans to wear a dress during the halftime show to honor Puerto Rican queer icons and drag culture. This has yet to be confirmed by the singer or the NFL.<\/p>\n

Green Day, which formed in the East Bay Area in the 1980s, is set to perform during the game\u2019s opening ceremony. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong<\/a> has long denounced the administration and has altered the lyrics<\/a> of the band\u2019s 2004 Grammy-nominated song \u201cAmerican Idiot\u201d during live performances<\/a>, changing the line \u201cI\u2019m not a part of a redneck agenda\u201d to \u201cI\u2019m not a part of a MAGA agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

In July, Armstrong led a Download Festival crowd in a chant calling Trump a \u201cfat bastard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Green<\/p>\n

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong led a crowd in calling Trump a ‘fat bastard’ at last summer’s Download Festival (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!\u201d Armstrong said in a statement. \u201cWe are honored to welcome the MVPs who\u2019ve shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let\u2019s have fun! Let\u2019s get loud!\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump attended last year\u2019s Super Bowl <\/a>in New Orleans, where he watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, he also received a warm welcome from fans <\/a>at the College Football Playoff national championship in Miami. Attending the game with his daughter Ivanka and granddaughter Kai, Trump waved to the crowd during the national anthem before Indiana beat Miami 27-21, completing an undefeated national title season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump said he will skip this year\u2019s Super Bowl, using the decision to sharply criticize the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":539919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[71844,69,65954,3570,380,21461,27240,1232,77957,1105,2750,62,21686,238397,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-539918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-bad-bunny","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-green-day","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-miami","13":"tag-new-orleans","14":"tag-new-york-post","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-oval-office","17":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","18":"tag-san-francisco","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-super-bowl","21":"tag-the-nfl","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115951235655232395","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}