President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique of the NFL's selection of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny as the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show headliner, sparking renewed tensions between the artist and the former president.

In a Newsmax interview Monday, Trump expressed his bewilderment, declaring, "I don't know who he is, I don't know why they're doing it — it's, like, crazy!" He dismissed the selection as "absolutely ridiculous," suggesting the NFL was influenced by "some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment."

Bad Bunny, who performs primarily in Spanish, will make history as the first male Latin artist to headline the iconic halftime performance. He has been openly critical of Trump's immigration policies and has been a vocal opponent of the former president's political agenda

The announcement triggered significant backlash in the MAGA world. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned that ICE agents would be "all over" the Super Bowl — despite tickets to the event being priced way beyond the average undocumented immigrant — while conservative commentators branded Bad Bunny a "Trump-hater."

Undeterred by the criticism, Bad Bunny mockingly responded during a Saturday Night Live monologue last weekend, speaking in Spanish and telling his critics, "If you didn't understand what I just said, you have four months to learn."

The artist, who endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, has even excluded the U.S. from his upcoming world tour due to concerns about potential immigration authority interference.

This is not the first time the Super Bowl halftime show has been a platform for political statements. During the 2020 performance, Jennifer Lopez wrapped herself in a Puerto Rican flag and symbolically "freed children from glowing cages," which was widely interpreted as a protest against the first Trump administration's child separation policy.