MAGA vs. liberal tastemakers: Alternate Super Bowl show latest battle for American culture
Every delay has consequences.
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, but don’t expect President Donald Trump to be one of them.
Instead, Trump and many conservatives are likely to tune out the official NFL performance in favor of Turning Point USA‘s alternative halftime show, featuring country music stars Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.
The split reflects something bigger than musical taste. It’s the latest sign Republicans aren’t just fighting for votes — they’re using their political might to create an alternative mainstream.
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In recent weeks, Trump has snubbed society’s tastemakers by adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and showcasing new MAGA surrogates such as rap queen Nicki Minaj. First lady Melania Trump, meanwhile, has released an eponymous documentary that is expanding into theaters across the country.
“You want to be everywhere all the time,” GOP strategist Ford O’Connell said. “That’s the rule of politics. That’s messaging one-on-one. You want to control the narrative.”
The importance of countering the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the largest sporting event in America, with more than 100 million people likely to tune into the Seattle Seahawks duke it out against the New England Patriots. It comes exactly one week after several musicians, including Bad Bunny, took to the Grammy stage to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ICE out,” said Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who goes by the stage name Bad Bunny, while accepting the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.”
Republicans say that Bad Bunny’s flamboyant sartorial choices, along with his progressive views, created an opening for a counter-halftime program — one that could appeal to every segment of society.
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“The Super Bowl is almost like another holiday in our American society,” Florida-based Republican strategist Dewayne Moore said. “So one of the biggest, one of the biggest platforms, one of the biggest stages, on a Sunday that will bring 136 million viewers, we’re going to put an individual, a man who will wear a dress, a man who will paint his …
Every delay has consequences.
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, but don’t expect President Donald Trump to be one of them.
Instead, Trump and many conservatives are likely to tune out the official NFL performance in favor of Turning Point USA‘s alternative halftime show, featuring country music stars Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.
The split reflects something bigger than musical taste. It’s the latest sign Republicans aren’t just fighting for votes — they’re using their political might to create an alternative mainstream.
TRUMP ‘WOULD MUCH PREFER’ TO WATCH TPUSA SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW INSTEAD OF BAD BUNNY
In recent weeks, Trump has snubbed society’s tastemakers by adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and showcasing new MAGA surrogates such as rap queen Nicki Minaj. First lady Melania Trump, meanwhile, has released an eponymous documentary that is expanding into theaters across the country.
“You want to be everywhere all the time,” GOP strategist Ford O’Connell said. “That’s the rule of politics. That’s messaging one-on-one. You want to control the narrative.”
The importance of countering the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the largest sporting event in America, with more than 100 million people likely to tune into the Seattle Seahawks duke it out against the New England Patriots. It comes exactly one week after several musicians, including Bad Bunny, took to the Grammy stage to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ICE out,” said Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who goes by the stage name Bad Bunny, while accepting the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.”
Republicans say that Bad Bunny’s flamboyant sartorial choices, along with his progressive views, created an opening for a counter-halftime program — one that could appeal to every segment of society.
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“The Super Bowl is almost like another holiday in our American society,” Florida-based Republican strategist Dewayne Moore said. “So one of the biggest, one of the biggest platforms, one of the biggest stages, on a Sunday that will bring 136 million viewers, we’re going to put an individual, a man who will wear a dress, a man who will paint his …
MAGA vs. liberal tastemakers: Alternate Super Bowl show latest battle for American culture
Every delay has consequences.
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, but don’t expect President Donald Trump to be one of them.
Instead, Trump and many conservatives are likely to tune out the official NFL performance in favor of Turning Point USA‘s alternative halftime show, featuring country music stars Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.
The split reflects something bigger than musical taste. It’s the latest sign Republicans aren’t just fighting for votes — they’re using their political might to create an alternative mainstream.
TRUMP ‘WOULD MUCH PREFER’ TO WATCH TPUSA SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW INSTEAD OF BAD BUNNY
In recent weeks, Trump has snubbed society’s tastemakers by adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and showcasing new MAGA surrogates such as rap queen Nicki Minaj. First lady Melania Trump, meanwhile, has released an eponymous documentary that is expanding into theaters across the country.
“You want to be everywhere all the time,” GOP strategist Ford O’Connell said. “That’s the rule of politics. That’s messaging one-on-one. You want to control the narrative.”
The importance of countering the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the largest sporting event in America, with more than 100 million people likely to tune into the Seattle Seahawks duke it out against the New England Patriots. It comes exactly one week after several musicians, including Bad Bunny, took to the Grammy stage to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ICE out,” said Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who goes by the stage name Bad Bunny, while accepting the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.”
Republicans say that Bad Bunny’s flamboyant sartorial choices, along with his progressive views, created an opening for a counter-halftime program — one that could appeal to every segment of society.
MAGA QUEEN OF RAP: NICKI MINAJ BECOMES TRUMP’S NEWEST WHITE HOUSE SURROGATE
“The Super Bowl is almost like another holiday in our American society,” Florida-based Republican strategist Dewayne Moore said. “So one of the biggest, one of the biggest platforms, one of the biggest stages, on a Sunday that will bring 136 million viewers, we’re going to put an individual, a man who will wear a dress, a man who will paint his …
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