President Donald Trump criticized the NFL‘s selection of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show, describing it as “absolutely ridiculous” and “crazy.”

Trump made the comments during an interview with Newsmax this past weekend.

Though he admitted to being unfamiliar with Bad Bunny, the President still railed against the decision and suggested NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is more responsible for it than he’s letting on.

“I never heard of him, I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s like crazy,” Trump said.

The President continued criticizing the league, pointing out, as he often does, that certain rule changes, such as the absurd kickoff setup, are “ruining football.”

.@POTUS on loser @sanbenito (aka "Bad Bunny") and the NFL: "I've never heard of him. I don't know who he is… I think it's absolutely ridiculous — and while we're at it, I'd like to change the kickoff rule." 🤣 pic.twitter.com/zrksEJvqVc

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 7, 2025

Why the controversy with Bad Bunny?

Bad Bunny is an entertainer with crossover appeal beyond his music. So why the controversy?

Well, one, it’s yet another example of the league trying to cash in by drawing in non-football fans to its biggest event of the year. Why they didn’t opt for Taylor Swift here to achieve that could be debated.

And two, at least when it comes to the President, the musician whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, criticized immigration enforcement efforts at his concerts.

“There was the issue of — like, (expletive) ICE could be outside my concert,” he said in an interview with Variety. “It was something we were very concerned about.”

Amping up the controversy, DHS Secretary Krisit Noem has vowed to send ICE agents to the Super Bowl.

BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem CONFIRMS that ICE will be at the Super Bowl and enforcing at the Bad Bunny Halftime Show.

“We’ll be all over that place. We are going to enforce the law. You shouldn’t be coming to the Super Bowl unless you are a law abiding American citizen.”… pic.twitter.com/r4GbYd4CZZ

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 3, 2025

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Killed it in Happy Gilmore 2

Bad Bunny has been a major player in some WWE storylines over the past few years, even winning the WWE 24/7 Championship. More recently, he was seen starring as Happy Gilmore’s caddy in Happy Gilmore 2.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who played his nemesis in the film, sang Mr. Bunny’s praises after filming.

“Bad Bunny is just naturally funny as (expletive), and I don’t know if people aren’t around him enough. They are going to find out in Happy Gilmore 2 how funny this guy really is,” Kelce explained.

This past weekend, Bad Bunny jabbed football fans unhappy with his selection. He thanked Latino communities during an appearance on SNL, speaking in Spanish.

“If you did not understand what I just said… You have four months to learn!” he said.