The threat was made on October 1, during the Benny Show podcast, days after the official announcement that the Porto Rican artist would be the headline head of the next Super Bowl spectacle, one of the main American events.
Corey Lewandowski, former campaign chief of Trump and current counselor of the internal security department, guaranteed that There will be immigration inspection operations during the event.
The threat was made on October 1, during the podcast The Benny Show, Days after the official announcement that the Puerto Rican artist would be the headline head of the interval show.
“There is no safe place for those in this country illegally … neither in the Super Bowl nor anywhere.to find them, stop them, put them in a detention center and deport them”Said Lewandowski.
“There were a lot of reasons for me not going to the US and none of them was for hatred… I’ve done many concerts there. All were a hit and very good. But there was the problem that Ice people could be at the door of my concert. It was something we were talking about and worried a lot”Said the musician recently in a .
Despite this, Bad Bunny was very enthusiastic about the opportunity to perform at Super Bowl, scheduled for February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
“It’s very special for me, for my culture, for my people. I am very proud to represent Puerto Rico and all Latinos,” Bad Bunny said in an interview with Apple Music 1.
Lewandowski also criticized the artist’s choice for the event:
“It is shameful to have chosen someone who seems to hate America so much. We should promote union, not division.”
Many of the people who were outraged by the decision, criticize Bad Bunny for singing only in Spanish, noting that many call the musician “demonic”according to Agence France-Press (AFP).
Since 2019 the Super Bowl break, one of the main events of American popular culture, has been produced by Roc Nation, a rap star company that has become Jay-Z mega-entrepreneur.