{"id":2497099,"date":"2025-10-09T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tpusa-announces-all-american-halftime-show-as-bad-bunny-counter-programming\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:32:56","slug":"tpusa-announces-all-american-halftime-show-as-bad-bunny-counter-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tpusa-announces-all-american-halftime-show-as-bad-bunny-counter-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"TPUSA announces &#8216;All American Halftime Show&#8217; as Bad Bunny counter programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftpusa-announces-all-american-halftime-show-as-bad-bunny-counter-programming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2497099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Turning Point USA&#8217;s declaration of an choice &#8220;All American Halftime Show&#8221; as counterprogramming to the official Super Bowl LX halftime performance by Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny.Scheduled for February 8, 2026, Bad Bunny&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-lv-all-the-best-commercials\/\" title=\"Super Bowl LV: All The Best Commercials\">halftime show<\/a> at Levi&#8217;s Stadium has sparked criticism from conservatives who disapprove of the NFL&#8217;s choice, partly due to Bad Bunny&#8217;s previous comments on U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement policies. <\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA&#8217;s event will promote themes of &#8220;faith, family, and freedom&#8221; and is soliciting public input on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >preferred music genres<\/a>, including options like Americana, country, classic rock, worship, and humorously, &#8220;Anything in English&#8221;-a pointed response to Bad Bunny&#8217;s Spanish-language performance. The musician stated on Saturday Night Live that Americans have &#8220;four months&#8221; to learn Spanish if they want to understand his show, a comment that drew backlash from some conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Notable political figures such as House Speaker Mike johnson and former President Donald Trump have publicly criticized Bad Bunny&#8217;s selection, calling it a poor choice. Johnson suggested patriotic singer Lee Greenwood as a better alternative, with Greenwood expressing openness to performing. Additionally, homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem indicated an increased ICE presence at the Super Bowl event. The alternative halftime show&#8217;s performers and more details are to be announced soon. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">TPUSA announces &lsquo;All American Halftime Show&rsquo; as Bad Bunny counter programming<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2367627\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3831829\/suspicious-device-detonated-turning-point-event-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turning Point USA<\/a> announced on Thursday it will air its own halftime show during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3841547\/taylor-swift-breaks-silence-on-super-bowl-halftime-rumors-as-bad-bunny-pick-draws-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a> LX, which will celebrate &ldquo;faith, family, and freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3828919\/bad-bunny-perform-super-bowl-halftime-despite-trump-immigration-policies-halting-us-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny<\/a> will perform the NFL&rsquo;s annual halftime show at Levi&rsquo;s Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026. Several conservatives are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3830021\/joe-concha-suggests-money-motivated-bad-bunny-break-his-own-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critical about the NFL selecting Bad Bunny<\/a>, as the musician has criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&rsquo;s deportation of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3843141\/joe-rogan-harris-probably-hammered-claiming-closest-21st-century-election\/\">Joe Rogan says Harris was &#8216;probably hammered&#8217; claiming she had closest 21st-century election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3841547\/taylor-swift-breaks-silence-on-super-bowl-halftime-rumors-as-bad-bunny-pick-draws-backlash\/\">Taylor Swift breaks silence on Super Bowl halftime rumors as Bad Bunny pick draws backlash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3841223\/jimmy-kimmel-boasts-more-popular-trump-poll\/\">Jimmy Kimmel boasts he&rsquo;s &lsquo;more popular&rsquo; than Trump after new YouGov poll<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The musician said on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> that he is &ldquo;very happy&rdquo; to perform the halftime show. He delivered a short speech in Spanish, and said anyone who didn&rsquo;t understand him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0Pt7qHpWNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has &ldquo;four months&rdquo; to learn Spanish<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bad Bunny told Americans they had 4 months to learn Spanish if we wanted to understand the Super Bowl halftime show. No thanks. We&rsquo;ll just have our own. Enjoy your low-rated halftime show,&rdquo; women&rsquo;s sports advocate Riley Gaines said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bad Bunny told Americans they had 4 months to learn Spanish if we wanted to understand the Super Bowl halftime show. <\/p>\n<p>No thanks. We&#8217;ll just have our own. Enjoy your low-rated halftime show. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjGkNrjS00\">pic.twitter.com\/VjGkNrjS00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1976310804359389461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Turning Point USA said performers and event details are &ldquo;coming soon,&rdquo; and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhalftimeshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotes a website<\/a> for people to select what music genres they&rsquo;d want at the show. One of the options is, &ldquo;Anything in English,&rdquo; a subtle dig at Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s true, Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show.<\/p>\n<p>Performers and event details coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>2.8.2026<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBHGfXj6yU\">https:\/\/t.co\/HBHGfXj6yU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYUs6BqgVL\">pic.twitter.com\/HYUs6BqgVL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPUSA\/status\/1976301627662340207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other options include Americana, country, classic rock, and worship.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/house-speaker-johnson-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-1236542862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bad Bunny&rsquo;s selection &ldquo;a terrible decision,&rdquo;<\/a> and suggested &ldquo;God Bless the USA&rdquo; artist Lee Greenwood would&rsquo;ve been a better pick. Greenwood has since told TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/08\/lee-greenwood-agree-mike-johnson-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he&rsquo;s open to performing the halftime show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3843734\/speaker-johnson-c-span-calls-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MIKE JOHNSON FIRST SPEAKER TO TAKE C-SPAN CALLS IN OVER 20 YEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3840383\/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-absolutely-ridiculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highly critical of the halftime choice<\/a>, calling it &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairman-michael-whatley-condemns-decision-to-reinstate-1600-virginia-voters-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC Chairman Michael Whatley condemns decision to reinstate 1,600 Virginia voters ... Washington Examiner\">absolutely ridiculous&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and that he &ldquo;never heard of him.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3837531\/kristi-noem-says-ice-will-be-all-over-the-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICE will be &ldquo;all over&rdquo;<\/a> Super Bowl LX.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TPUSA unveils &#8216;All American Halftime Show&#8217; vs. Bad Bunny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2497100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25275005289443.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64908,64284,64909,50134,21547],"class_list":["post-2497099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-all-american-halftime-show","tag-bad-bunny","tag-counter-programming","tag-halftime-show","tag-tpusa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25275005289443.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2497104,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497099\/revisions\/2497104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}