Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime show had a specific political message

Bad Bunny delivered quite the message.
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While fans were certainly excited about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, people also wondered if he'd bring up President Donald Trump or ICE. And while he may not have mentioned them by name, there was certainly a political message in his performance.

Toward the end of the stellar halftime performance, Bad Bunny — notably speaking in English — said "God Bless America." He then, however, referenced all the countries in the Americas, not just the United States. It was a pointed message of unity and togetherness.

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

— Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) (@thetattooedprof.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM

"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules

— Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM

Benito said "God Bless America," and then proceeded to name every country in South and North America. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle (@dytsras.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM

Bad Bunny also held up a football the read, "Together We Are America."


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— NFL Daily News (@insidenflnews.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM

Bad Bunny “together we are America”

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— NFL Daily News (@insidenflnews.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM

The Puerto Rican megastar has regularly been an outspoken critic of both President Donald Trump and ICE. For instance, Bad Bunny echoed the activist rallying cry of "ICE out" during his Grammy acceptance speech and excluded the U.S. in his tour to avoid his fans being harassed by ICE.

"People from the U.S. could come here to see the show. Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world," he told i-D magazine. "But there was the issue that … ICE could be outside (my concert venue). And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about."

So it was not a surprise that he delivered a message, if not totally explicit, at the Super Bowl.

Earlier in the day, Green Day — another outspoken critic of Trump and ICE — opted not to make an explicit political statement during their pre-game Super Bowl performance. They did play the song "American Idiot," however, which has an obvious political message.

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Tim Marcin
Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).

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