According to CBS News, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance attracted approximately 135 million viewers, making it reportedly the most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history. Did you see it? Holy cow. Bad Bunny’s (real name, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) halftime show was chock full of symbolism.
The striking performance was so well-received that even Donald J. Trump tuned in. Trump, of course, hate-watched it, and without one bit of irony, the president, who is in the midst of a child sex abuse/sex trafficking scandal, insisted that “the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children.”
During this same time slot, Turning Point USA hosted an alternative event called the “All-American Halftime Show.” This competing program, available via online streaming and several cable news networks, reached up to 6.1 million simultaneous viewers on YouTube on Sunday evening, according to the New York Times. The alternative show opened with a tribute to Charlie Kirk, the late conservative commentator, with a representative declaring, “This one is for you, Charlie.”
