Jimmy Kimmel slams Trump over Bad Bunny criticism | The Express Tribune

Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Donald Trump after Trump’s scathing comments about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance, calling out the president’s critique as hypocritical and out of touch.

On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night, the late?night host responded to Trump’s social media posts in which the president labeled the performance “absolutely terrible” and “an affront to the greatness of America”, claiming the Spanish?language show made “no sense” and was inappropriate for children. Trump’s unusual public rebuke added fuel to an already heated cultural debate about this year’s halftime headliner.

Kimmel minced no words while defending Bad Bunny and mocking Trump’s critique. “Bad Bunny got a bad review from our bad president, unfortunately,” Kimmel said during his opening monologue, highlighting the irony of Trump, who has faced his own controversies, criticising the show’s content and entertainment value. He added, “This is a man who paid off a porn star who spanked him with his own face on a magazine,” illustrating his view that Trump’s moral criticism lacked credibility.

The host also took jabs at a conservative alternative halftime broadcast organized by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock and other artists, calling it a lesser effort compared with Bad Bunny’s widely viewed set. Kimmel suggested critics were more invested in staging political outrage than engaging with the cultural significance of a performance that celebrated Latino identity and unity across the Americas.

Comedian Jon Stewart echoed similar sentiments on The Daily Show, criticizing the backlash and calling the outrage over Bad Bunny’s performance “actually pathetic,” and contrasting it with Trump’s own actions and controversial remarks on other topics.

Trump’s critique has generated widespread discussion online.