Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl and a MAGA meltdown

坏兔,超级碗大赛以及一场MAGA(让美国再次伟大)的崩溃

Post Reports

2025-10-10

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Puerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny is having a phenomenal year. His seventh album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” came out in January and spent weeks at the top of the charts. He sold out a musical residency in Puerto Rico. And now, he’s set to headline one of the biggest stages for a musical artist: the Super Bowl halftime show. But that performance has ignited a political firestorm on the right. MAGA influencers are criticizing the choice because Bad Bunny, born Benito Ocasio Martinez Ocasio, sings in Spanish, and because he expressed fears this year that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could pursue fans at his shows.  Host Colby Itkowitz speaks with national politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez about this right-wing backlash and how it fits into ongoing culture war battles. Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Ariel Plotnick and mixed by Sam Bair.  Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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  • Bad Bunny is having a phenomenal year.

  • The Puerto Rican music superstar put out a new album earlier this year.

  • It's called Devi Trar Más Fotos, and it spent weeks at the top of the charts.

  • Here's a bit of the first track.

  • And this is just his latest success.

  • Since his debut album in 2018,

  • Bad Bunny whose full name is Benito Antonio Martinez Acasio, has become a global sensation.

  • He consistently sells out tours.

  • He and Taylor Swift, they're often vying for top spots on the streaming charts.

  • Now he's set to headline one of the biggest stages for a musical artist,

  • the Super Bowl halftime show.

  • But that performance has ignited a political firestorm on the right.

  • From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports.

  • I'm Colby Echowicz.

  • It's Thursday, October 9th.

  • Today,

  • National Politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez explains how bad Bunny ended up in the crosshairs of MAGA's culture wars.

  • Hi, Sabrina.

  • I'm so excited to have you on.

  • Oh, I'm so excited to be here with you.