Bad Bunny has responded to homeland security secretary Kristi Noem's threat to send immigration enforcement agents to next year's Super Bowl, joking during his Saturday Night Live hosting debut that even Fox News was happy about his half-time performance. The Puerto Rican singer, who has criticised the Trump administration's immigration policies, used his opening monologue to address the controversy surrounding his 2026 Super Bowl show.
“It's good to be back. This is my second time hosting and my fourth time being here,” he said. “I'm doing the Super Bowl half-time show. I'm very happy and I think everyone is happy about it.” The line was followed by a montage of Fox News contributors saying, “He should be the next president.” Later, he spoke in Spanish, dedicating words to all Latinos and Latinas, stating that their contribution to the United States “will never be able to be removed or erased by anybody”.
Noem had said on a rightwing podcast that only Americans should attend the Super Bowl and warned that Ice agents “will be all over” the event. She also criticised the NFL's decision to choose Bad Bunny, who was born in Puerto Rico, a US territory, and is an American citizen.
The singer previously said fears of immigration raids led him to exclude the US from his forthcoming world tour. He recently wrapped a three-month concert series in San Juan, Puerto Rico, attracting an estimated 600,000 attendees.
