A Republican Congressman said Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance is “Conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state," and asks for the FCC's intervention

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Many members of the Republican Party are still upset about Bad Bunny's performance during the Super Bowl and are taking further steps to protest last Sunday's halftime show. According to Rolling Stone, several Republican officials are questioning the event. Congressman Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has written a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, calling for a formal inquiry into the NFL and NBCUniversal regarding their "prior knowledge, review, and approval of indecent content" from Apple Music's halftime show.

The letter stated, “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was pure smut, brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air,” he said. The letter continued, “The performance’s lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities.” Following the performance, on X, Rep. Ogles also stated that the show “depicted gay pornography” (we couldn’t find any) and that the performance was “conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state.”

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Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla.) also expressed his discontent with the show. He took to X to express his opinion about the show. He stated that the “disgusting halftime show was illegal.” Fine continued to say, “these lyrics — and all of the other disgusting and pornographic filth in English on live TV, the broadcast would have been pulled down, and the fines would have been enormous.” 

“Puerto Ricans are Americans, and we all live by the same rules,” Fine wrote, adding that he would be sending the FCC a letter demanding “dramatic action, including fines and broadcast license reviews, against the NFL, NBC, and ‘Bad Bunny."

Another representative, Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), mentioned that they will be consulting further with the FCC regarding what should be allowed to be broadcast. He said, “We have a lot of questions for the entities that broadcast this, and we’ll be talking with Brendan Carr from the FCC.” 

The 2026 halftime show was one of the most controversial events in recent memory. When Bad Bunny's performance was announced, many Americans protested, arguing that the Puerto Rican singer was not "American" enough to take the stage, particularly because he sang in Spanish, which some claimed is not America's first language.

The criticism of his performance led to enough backlash that Charlie Kirk's organization, Turning Point America, decided to host a separate halftime show featuring the controversial Kid Rock, whose image is far from squeaky clean. Despite Republican criticism of the themes in Bad Bunny's performance, Kid Rock's set—filled with misogynistic references to women as “topless dancers,” as well as discussions about prostitution, drugs, and pornography—did not attract any protests from the GOP.

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The Michigan rapper has made references to engaging in sexual relations with underage girls in his music. In his song "Cool, Daddy, Cool," Rock states,"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see. Some say that's statutory, but I say it's mandatory." He has also made televised jokes about the Olsen twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) on Saturday Night Live, "Why is every guy in America waiting for these chicks to turn 18? I mean, you know what I'm saying? If there's grass on the field, play ball!"

Kid Rock's performance reportedly drew about 6 million views, while Bad Bunny's halftime show achieved an impressive 128.2 million viewers, ranking as the fourth highest Super Bowl performance, according to The Big Lead.

The Puerto Rican pop star has not yet responded to any criticism regarding his performance.

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