Donald Trump called the NFL’s decision to give the Super Bowl halftime show to Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny ‘crazy’.
The president told Newsmax that he was unfamiliar with the 31-year-old musician but that the NFL was wrong to give him the prestigious gig given his previously stated dislike for Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
‘I never heard of him, I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s like, crazy,’ the president said.
He also felt that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was blaming the decision ‘on some promoter they hired.’
‘I think it’s absolutely ridiculous,’ Trump added, before tacking on his long-held complaint that the league’s new kickoff rules are ruining the sport.
The rapper – who was born Benito Antonio Martinez – was the host of ‘Saturday Night Live‘ this week and during his opening monologue, he addressed his haters.
‘You might not know this but I’m doing the Super Bowl halftime show and I’m very happy and I think everyone is happy about it – even Fox News,’ Bad Bunny said.
A heavily-edited clip then played, stitching together the comments of various Fox anchors and pundits so that they said: ‘Bad Bunny is my favorite musician and he should be the next president.’
He continued: ‘Thank you. Wow, thank you. But really, I am very excited to be doing the Super Bowl and I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy.’
The rapper than spoke in Spanish for several seconds before finishing his monologue by saying: ‘If you did not understand what I just said… you have four months to learn!’
In the Spanish portion of his monologue, Bad Bunny took another shot at his critics and thanked those who paved the way for him.
‘Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world here in the United States who have worked to open doors,’ he said.
‘It’s more than a win for myself, it’s a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take that away or erase it.’
Bad Bunny addressed his decision to make a sole mainland US appearance just moments before the NFL revealed he was playing the Super Bowl.
‘I’ve been thinking about it these days, and after discussing it with my team, I think I’ll do just one date in the United States,’ the musician tweeted in Spanish.
MAGA world erupted after the Puerto Rican artist was named for the highly-coveted gig.