{"id":2567983,"date":"2026-02-09T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-hinchcliffe-was-right\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:22:18","slug":"tony-hinchcliffe-was-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-hinchcliffe-was-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Hinchcliffe Was Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/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%2Ftony-hinchcliffe-was-right%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=2567983&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>This piece from The Federalist critiques Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl <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>, arguing it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-and-its-future-role-in-europe\/\" title=\"Germany and Its Future Role in Europe\">featured graphic<\/a>, obscene lyrics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iconic-disney-director-speaks-out-you-need-to-put-entertainment-above-social-messaging\/\" title=\"Renowned Disney Director Says: Prioritize Entertainment Over Social Messaging\">overt political messaging<\/a> that undermine american audiences and national identity. It contends the performance carried anti-ICE\/immigration themes, celebrated border-crossing imagery, and a claim that \u201cAmerica\u201d includes all of the Western Hemisphere, while downplaying the United States as a sovereign nation. the article notes Bad Bunny\u2019s Spanish-language set, his declared independence stance for Puerto Rico, and his critiques of the island\u2019s dependence on U.S.support, arguing these views conflict with PR\u2019s practical reliance on federal aid and patronage, especially in disasters and debt situations.It frames the show as part of a broader pattern of controversial halftime productions and cites the artist\u2019s past remarks and political positions to argue that puerto Rico\u2019s status and U.S. obligations are central to the discourse. The piece is authored by Breccan F. Thies, a White House correspondent for The Federalist.  <\/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<div>\n<p><em>Editor&rsquo;s note: This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses graphic song lyrics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made fun of Puerto Rico for being a &ldquo;floating island of garbage&rdquo; during a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, he sent the entire American left (and some weaklings on the right) into a tizzy as they faked outrage just before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Last night&rsquo;s Super Bowl performance by Bad Bunny proved he was right.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the incessant clave pattern that makes most Latin pop music unlistenable, Bad Bunny&rsquo;s open borders, anti-ICE messaging, along with his false sense of superiority about Puerto Rico, made for a performance that once again highlighted how horrific halftime shows have been ever since the National Football League (NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/2020863988473426077?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decided<\/a> to put Jay Z in charge of producing them.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL&rsquo;s choice of the Puerto Rican performer has been controversial since it was announced he would do the halftime show, in part because he intended to do the entire event in Spanish. That&rsquo;s already strange because football is an American sport, watched overwhelmingly by Americans &mdash; and Americans&rsquo; primary language is English, not Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of viewers couldn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-full-setlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">understand<\/a> what he was saying, but if they could, they would have been confronted with extremely vulgar lyrics.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Obscene Lyrics and Arrogance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One song Bad Bunny performed, &ldquo;Safaera,&rdquo; ostensibly <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Genius-english-translations-bad-bunny-jowell-and-randy-and-nengo-flow-safaera-english-translation-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> the following lyrics (here translated into English):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Real G, guiding the new generations with the OG one<br \/>Galactic style lust<br \/>Yes, so that your panties get wet<br \/>Get horny and versatile<br \/>More sl-tty than Betty Boop<br \/>The one who got horny, mami, was you<br \/>I stay killing with the U<br \/>P-ssy with d-ck, d-ck with -ss (Push it in)<br \/>Pu-p-ssy with d-ck, d-ck with -ss, yes (Push it in)<br \/>P-ssy with d-ck, d-ck with -ss (Push it in)<br \/>Your t-ts rubbing my nipples (Push it in)<br \/>This year I don&rsquo;t want sl-ts (Push it in)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His performance also cosplayed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexBerenson\/status\/2020844124308382002?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caravans crossing<\/a> the U.S. southern border, and supported the idea that America is not really a country in and of itself, but rather is the repository for the entire Western Hemisphere&rsquo;s Third Worlders who are always trying to invade the United States &mdash; not the other way around. Bad Bunny <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpencerAlthouse\/status\/2020673912070087004?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">named<\/a> the countries in the hemisphere and said of that collective group, &ldquo;together we are America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The jarring nature of his lyrics and his overtly political messaging were to be expected. After all, he arrogantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/bad-bunny-spanish-super-bowl-halftime-show-snl-b2915058.html?test_group=lighteradlayout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared<\/a> on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> that the American people have &ldquo;four months to learn [Spanish].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny&rsquo;s &ldquo;All-American Halftime,&rdquo; as it was presented (seemingly to rub salt in the wound of Super Bowl fans), was done even while the performer himself has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamkjohnston\/status\/2020624381928513848?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">persistently rejected<\/a> attempts at Puerto Rican statehood, instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/09\/arts\/music\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-best-worst.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preferring<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/08\/us\/bad-bunny-puerto-rico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independence<\/a>. He also criticizes the population replacement of native Puerto Ricans.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>While the people who advocate Puerto Rican statehood are trying to destroy the United States, Bad Bunny&rsquo;s opinions are even more absurd than he probably realizes.<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, he apparently expects the United States to absorb everyone on earth, while seeking to maintain the purity of his island; on the other hand, he does not seem to realize the utter dependence of Puerto Rico on the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Puerto Rico, as a U.S. territory, is incapable of governing itself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/international-economies\/report\/puerto-rico-needs-economic-freedom-not-bailouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cannot handle its debt<\/a>, and has to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/puerto-ricos-bankruptcy-where-do-things-stand-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bailed out by U.S. taxpayer dollars<\/a>. Whenever there is a natural disaster like a hurricane, the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-24-105557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">must step in<\/a> to rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>And it is not as though the United States should neglect doing so. After all, Puerto Rico is an American territory, and the federal government is responsible for its well-being. But, as Vice President J.D. Vance famously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1895597006384742685?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> to another <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/28\/in-oval-office-temper-tantrum-zelensky-blows-up-peace-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrogant, ungrateful person<\/a>, &ldquo;Have you said &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; once?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny wants to believe Puerto Rico could survive without the generosity of American taxpayers, but the reality is that, without the patronage of the American people, Puerto Rico would probably more resemble its hellscape neighbor Haiti than anything else.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. As an investigative journalist, he previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>55-character paraphrase:<br \/>\nGraphic-lyrics piece on Hinchcliffe&#8217;s Puerto Rico jab.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like a longer paraphrase, here\u2019s a neutral summary of the piece:<br \/>\nAn opinion article argues that Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show featured graphic lyrics and political messaging, including anti-ICE and open-borders themes. It contends that performing in Spanish and his statements reflect a view of Puerto Rico as not fully sovereign within the United States, while noting the territory\u2019s dependence on U.S. taxpayers for disaster relief and governance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2567984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-142215.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[7958,50380,11319,50524,43856],"class_list":["post-2567983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-comedy","tag-humor-2","tag-podcast","tag-stand-up-2","tag-tony-hinchcliffe"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-142215.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567983","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\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567983"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567987,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567983\/revisions\/2567987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}