Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: 'I'm anti-them'
Source: The Independent
Saturday 24 January 2026 10:41 EST
President Donald Trump said he will skip this years Super Bowl, using the decision to sharply criticize the NFLs choice of entertainers, opening act Green Day and halftime performer Bad Bunny, both of whom have publicly opposed the presidents agenda.
In an Oval Office interview with the New York Post published Saturday, Trump, 79, called the lineup a terrible choice for the February showdown in San Francisco.
Im anti-them. I think its a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible, Trump said.
Trump added, however, that the performers themselves are not the reason he plans to skip the game, citing travel concerns instead. Its just too far away. I would. Ive gotten great hands for the Super Bowl, they like me, Trump said. I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/politics/trump-not-attending-super-bowl-bad-bunny-green-day-b2906989.html
Prairie Gates
(7,375 posts)Only the MAGAfascist trash want you there anyway
PSPS
(15,244 posts)Bluetus
(2,401 posts)A) The POTUS thinks California is too far away, and can't manage an itinerary that makes productive stops along the way.
B) The POTUS thinks the purpose of the Super Bowl is for the glorification of the President.
C) This person thinks people will cheer him, and if they won't, then he isn't going.
D) This person thinks that the President should choose the entertainment for the halftime show. This ain't the Kennedy Center.
E) It may not be abnormal for racist Trump to be anti-Bad Bunny, and his fondest dream is probably for ICE agents to storm the field and take out "that 'illegal' from socialist Puerto Rico". But what is his problem with Green Day, who are "real Americans"?
Envirogal
(280 posts)They sing lyrics that often say F Trump. I was thrilled that Green Day is playing and even more thrilled that it scared the treasonous dictator away.
Bluetus
(2,401 posts)The world is finally waking up to the fact that we have to treat him the same way. It is a shame. But if we don't oppose him on his own level, the media will never point out how truly disgusting and vile this man is.
vapor2
(3,972 posts)to transport you and your cronies
LudwigPastorius
(14,307 posts)Klondike Kat
(926 posts)Dictionary definition: an utter coward.
LudwigPastorius
(14,307 posts)MontanaMama
(24,635 posts)Thank you.
tinymontgomery
(2,849 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(133,436 posts)JBTaurus83
(937 posts)Perhaps Ill watch it if I dont need to see that puckered asshole of a face.
Festivito
(13,862 posts)BaronChocula
(4,099 posts)if he shows up in the Bay Area. Not enough tech bros to offset the boos.
richdj25
(221 posts)the fat man is truly concerned about the overwhelming chorus of boos coming from everywhere.
twodogsbarking
(17,717 posts)hauckeye
(791 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,170 posts)MLWR
(822 posts)And something, something, something Pot, something something, something Kettle and Black.
FloridaBlues
(4,654 posts)Good no one want to see his lying ass anyway.
NYC Liberal
(20,449 posts)kimbutgar
(26,950 posts)And coming to California he will not be greeted the way he wants to. No one will be kissing his big fat gigantic orange ass!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,594 posts)SunSeeker
(57,745 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,226 posts)Nor will he whine about not being named as MVP.
fujiyamasan
(1,355 posts)And Green Day kicks ass. I only know bad bunny from a few SNL skits and know the right hates him. Cool.
BumRushDaShow
(166,510 posts)nuxvomica
(13,929 posts)The last concert I attended was theirs and it rocked! I don't know Bad Bunny well but I've heard good things and am definitely not anti-Bad Bunny.
MLWR
(822 posts)It's what Cadet BoneSpurs is best known for.
Jacson6
(1,801 posts)newdeal2
(4,926 posts)Green Day and Bad Bunny are gonna be booked solid for the next three years.
AverageOldGuy
(3,450 posts)I was looking forward to video of the rain of BOO when he showed up.
Wonder Why
(6,578 posts)about yourself and your fellow maniacs? In that case, you are right. All you do is sow hatred - everywhere in the world.
Ritabert
(2,063 posts)synni
(685 posts)If you are too young to remember, read what happened at this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Rodale
Chemical Bill
(3,102 posts)FakeNoose
(40,432 posts)I'm certain that the TEAMS don't want him there, the PERFORMERS don't give a rat's ass, and most of the FANS in the stadium would have boo'd him if he showed up. That's what happened last year ... and way more people hate him this year.
Stay home asshole! Nobody wants you at the Super Bowl.
Wiz Imp
(9,145 posts)The President's presence would require additional security which would make it take significantly longer for fans to enter the stadium. Nobody wants that.
BlueKota
(5,087 posts)watching on TV are anti him too.
Bristlecone
(11,029 posts)To divide and sow more hate.
DownriverDem
(6,982 posts)The majority of Americans are anti trump.
ificandream
(11,728 posts)The Bay Area HATES Trump. As a SFBA resident, I know that. Very few Trump banners around here. We had one guy in our neighborhood before the election who started flying a Trump flag, but then stopped a couple of months before the election. I'd like to think he got sick of Trump.
As far as the Super Bowl goes, Trump would get booed mercilessly. And he had made it clear he didn't like Bad Bunny. I don't know Green Day's politics or their music, but I kind of wish it was the Dropkick Murphys. Maybe next year.
purr-rat beauty
(1,043 posts)But first he is a rapist, murderer, thief, liar, cheat, etc. etc...
Joe Cool
(1,080 posts)n/t
Escape
(389 posts)That's all.
chouchou
(2,877 posts)Trump would probably like: "This little piggy went to market "...and the wheel goes round and round.."
That's still way over his orange head..
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(13,286 posts)Fat Donny is creating an issue where none exists, to distract from the Epstein files and to try to influence culture to fit his narrow view of what's acceptable.
Expect an EO about what music is permitted at the half time show.
Polybius
(21,573 posts)Donald Trump at Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Donald Trump at Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Baitball Blogger
(51,832 posts)Not a uniter.
Bettie
(19,373 posts)Win/Win to me.
lpbk2713
(43,252 posts)Trump is the most hated man in the world.
Gore1FL
(22,869 posts)jmowreader
(52,950 posts)"If we would have known that's all we have to do to keep Trump away from the Super Bowl, we would have done it sooner!"
ananda
(34,534 posts)mwb970
(12,101 posts)He's write about the hatred, though. I hate him so much I can taste it.
ColoringFool
(362 posts)Rocknation
(44,994 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:50 PM - Edit history (4)
So I Would Probably Get Massively Booed And Bedsides, I've Arranged For ICE To Definitely Show Up
DISCLOSURE: Rocknation Will Definitely Not Attend Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Because He Said He Would Not Perform In The Fifty States Since ICE Might Show Up
Rocknation
Joe Cool
(1,080 posts)n/t
Lovie777
(22,046 posts)VanceFan
(123 posts)No one wants you there.
RainCaster
(13,416 posts)chicoescuela
(2,714 posts)(Maybe Cuba) to distract from the game and try to hurt TV ratings.
William Gustafson
(538 posts)He can't resist be the center of attention, so plan on see his fat ass sitting in a sky box.... even with the booos, he will think they are cheering for him... his ego can't stop him from going...
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(133,436 posts)He's afraid of being booed. No one likes our piggy president.
Wiz Imp
(9,145 posts)Headline: Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts
Article: Trump added, however, that the performers themselves are not the reason he plans to skip the game, citing travel concerns instead. Its just too far away. I would. Ive gotten great hands for the Super Bowl, they like me, Trump said. I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.
Inexcusable from the Independent.
llmart
(17,376 posts)WTF? Who uses a phrase like that? The guy is a total idiot.
creon
(1,979 posts)Surel will be missed
riverbendviewgal
(4,391 posts)But we won't hear the loudest BOO ever. I only watch the super bowl half time. LOL.
I have never ever liked any kind of American football. I like the Europpean football.
Jack Valentino
(4,512 posts)chickens out!
Skittles
(169,946 posts)JFC
TexLaProgressive
(12,690 posts)Musical acts are anti- him
usonian
(23,812 posts)


Beartracks
(14,407 posts)He only wants to go where he expects people will kiss his ass and stroke his ego.
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Permanut
(8,068 posts)MissouriDem47
(402 posts)Good that Trump wouldn't be able to use the Super Bowl appearance as a campaign event.
Marcuse
(8,821 posts)
Sogo
(7,001 posts)F-Trump!
RainCaster
(13,416 posts)Yup
BigmanPigman
(54,679 posts)SalamanderSleeps
(976 posts)Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the Super Bowl when he was present at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on February 9, 2025.
He was never invited the first time, and now he would only drive down attendance.
//News Flash//
"Bully jacks off in parking lot."
//News Flash//
He cheats at golf, and prestigious golf clubs have always shunned him.
Why would a legacy organization like the NFL care about where a loser spends his Sundays?
Especially, one like Donald Trump.
JHB
(38,012 posts)PufPuf23
(9,719 posts)then prosecuted and imprisoned.
SouthBayDem
(33,165 posts)I would like to thank Slobba the Hutt for saving us from Secret Service escort traffic.
Figarosmom
(10,043 posts)And he knows the viewership is large . He doesn't want that many people to see him being booed.
bmichaelh
(1,096 posts)Last edited Sun Jan 25, 2026, 06:12 AM - Edit history (1)
Most, if not all, of the NFL owners are publicly Trump supporters.
Trump tried a few times to become a NFL owner but failed.
Trump owned the USFL New Jersey Generals in the 1980s.
USFL had some success until some of the owners, led by Trump, decided to compete in the fall with the NFL.
The USFL had to fold but sued the NFL for antitrust.
Some felt the move was an attempt to force a merger between the two leagues.
The NFL attorney decided he need a villain and of course picked Trump.
Trump's testimony on the stand contradicted on several points the NFL commissioner at the time, Pete Rozelle.
The USFL won their case but were only awarded $3 in effective damages.
NFL is a club Trump wished he was a member.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/the-day-donald-trumps-narcissism-killed-the-usfl
I am not sure if this is in Rick Wilson's book; but another of the long list of cases of everything Trump touches dies.
Cha
(317,404 posts)Remember when Green Day sang "American idiot".. Now it's American Nazi!
TY BRDS!