House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has weighed in on the NFLâs decision to choose Bad Bunny to perform due the Super Bowl halftime show, calling it a âterrible decision.â
If Johnson has his way, Lee Greenwood would headline the show, according to Mediaite.
Reporter Pablo Manriquez asked Johnson what he thought of Bad Bunny doing Super Bowl halftime show.
âI didnât even know who Bad Bunny was, OK,â Johnson said, âbut it sounds like a terrible decision in my view.â
Johnson said the Puerto Rico singer wouldnât appeal to a âbroader audience.â He also said Bad Bunny wasnât a role model to âimpressionable children.â
âWell, it sounds like heâs not someone who appeals to a broader audience,â Johnson said. âAnd I think â you know, thereâs so many eyes on the Super Bowl, a lot of young impressionable children, and I think, in my view, you would have Lee Greenwood â or role models â doing that, not somebody like this.â
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Greenwood, 82, is best known for his patriotic anthem, âGod Bless the USAâ, in 1984. He performed the song at a Make America Great Again rally before of Trump being sworn in for his second term, Far Out Magazine reported.
âBad Bunny has had more than 100 songs chart on the Hot 100 in the U.S., including the No. 1 single âI Like It,â per Variety. âHis last four albums have all debuted at No. 1 on Billboardâs U.S. album chart.â
The NFL announced Bad Bunny will perform at Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 at Leviâs Stadium in Santa Clara, California, during last weekâs âThursday Night Footballâ game.
He is about to embark on a world tour that will not include the United States. He has said he didnât want ICE agents to harass his fans.
