Stephen A Smith says it 'would have been nice' if Bad Bunny performed in English

All things considered, determination whitethorn beryllium nary 1 with a truthfully honorable reappraisal of the Super Bowl halftime show, its critics, and its praise much than Stephen A. Smith.

The ESPN mogul, who has been captious of President Donald Trump, said up beforehand that helium would not springiness an appraisal of Bad Bunny solely to reason conservatives similar "anti-Trump and anti-right" folks.

"That ain’t me, I don’t springiness a damn. I’m fair-minded, down the middle," Smith said connected his self-titled show.

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Bad Bunny performs successful the Apple Music Halftime Show during the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot crippled betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Smith said Bad Bunny's show was "a damn bully show," and "the vibe was fly." However, helium did hold with Trump and different conservatives astir however the amusement was astir wholly successful Spanish.

"Here’s my lone reticence: You’re successful the United States of America and you execute damn-near an full show successful Spanish …" Smith said, adding that Trump made a "legitimate point" astir the deficiency of English. "If you didn’t recognize Spanish, you were lost."

"Would person been bully to spot a fewer radical celebrating the Hispanic heritage, nary doubt," Smith continued, name-dropping Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. "But it besides would person been bully if immoderate of the songs were successful English. That’s all. But it was inactive a bully show."

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot crippled betwixt the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Smith teased a absorption to Bad Bunny erstwhile helium posted a screenshot of Trump's Truth Social station wherever helium blasted Bad Bunny's show arsenic "one of the worst, EVER!"

"The Super Bowl Halftime Show is perfectly terrible, 1 of the worst, EVER! It makes nary sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t correspond our standards of Success, Creativity, oregon Excellence. Nobody understands a connection this feline is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, particularly for young children that are watching from passim the U.S.A., and each implicit the World," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. 

"This ‘Show’ is conscionable a ‘slap successful the face’ to our Country, which is mounting caller standards and records each azygous time — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s successful History! There is thing inspirational astir this messiness of a Halftime Show and watch, it volition get large reviews from the Fake News Media, due to the fact that they haven’t got a hint of what is going connected successful the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should instantly regenerate its ridiculous caller Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said the president would beryllium watching Turning Point USA's "All-American" halftime show.

Bad Bunny's show is speculated to beryllium the most-watched halftime show ever with much than 135 cardinal viewers, but an authoritative fig has not yet been posted.

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot crippled betwixt the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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The amusement concluded with a connection connected the Levi’s Stadium video committee that read, "The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love." NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Bad Bunny shared an clasp successful the bowels of Levi’s Stadium aft the performance.

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