Bad Bunny has never been afraid to pick fights with power. The Puerto Rican superstar built his career on authenticity and political defiance, refusing to stay in his lane when it came to immigration politics. Years ago, he drew a line in the sand that cost him millions in potential revenue.
Bad Bunny's 2024 Music Video Featured Fake Trump Apology Before Skipping Entire U.S. Tour
Bad Bunny’s 2024 Music Video Featured Fake Trump Apology Before Skipping Entire U.S. Tour (Screenshot Via X/@AccessBadBunny)
Now that same battle is back, except this time it’s happening on football’s biggest stage. The NFL just handed him the Super Bowl LX halftime show, and the Trump administration is already making threats about what happens in February 2026.
Bad Bunny’s 2024 Music Video Featured Fake Trump Apology Before Skipping Entire U.S. Tour
Back in 2024, Bad Bunny dropped the music video for NUEVAYoL and gave fans something they had been waiting for. A voice unmistakably modeled on Donald Trump crackled through a radio in the video, delivering words the former president never actually said.
“I made a mistake. I want to apologize to the immigrants in America,” the voicedeclared, acknowledging the country is “nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans” before a character shut off the radio in dismissal.
Bad Bunny launches a political statement, making fun of President Donald Trump on the 4th of July. 🇵🇷
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— Bad Bunny HQ (@BBPRTV) July 4, 2025
The fictional apology was more than just a diss track. Bad Bunny was writing his own version of reality, forcing a public figure he opposed into a posture of humility within his art.
It was cultural payback delivered through storytelling, giving his audience a cathartic vision that didn’t exist in real life.
Then came the real-world consequences. When Bad Bunny announced his world tour later that year, U.S. concert dates were completely missing.
He explained that fears over ICE crackdowns played a major role in the decision, expressing concern that agents could be “outside my concert” targeting his fans.
The tour snub cost him access to the massive American market, proving his anti-Trump stance wasn’t just performance art but a core principle guiding his business decisions.
That was then. Now, Bad Bunny is scheduled to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show in February 2026, and the Trump administration is already making noise about ICE’s presence at the game.
Trump Advisor Corey Lewandowski Warns ICE Agents Will Patrol Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance
Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski appeared on “The Benny Show” and warned that ICE agents will be deployed at the 2026 Super Bowl, where Bad Bunny is set to headline the halftime show. Lewandowski declared that there would be no safe haven for anyone in the country illegally.
Bad Bunny once explained why he left the continental United States off his Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour, linking the decision to Trump-era mass deportations targeting Latinos.
The irony is unmistakable. The artist who refused to tour America over ICE concerns is now contractually bound to perform at the nation’s most-watched sporting event.
The backlash from Trump allies came fast. MAGA figures questioned why the NFL would select an artist who publicly stated he wouldn’t perform in America again due to immigration enforcement.
Conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck and others flooded social media with criticism of the choice, calling it a direct provocation.
Bad Bunny’s history with Trump goes beyond music videos and tour boycotts. He vocally opposed Trump in the 2024 election and has consistently used his platform to advocate for Latino communities.
His halftime selection places the NFL squarely in the middle of a political firestorm years in the making. Whether ICE agents patrol the Super Bowl remains uncertain, but one thing is clear. Bad Bunny has no intention of apologizing for anything he’s said or done.
Meta: Bad Bunny trolled Trump with a fake immigrant apology in NUEVAYoL, skipped U.S. tour over ICE fears, and now headlines the Super Bowl halftime show.