Bunny

The image above -- although AI art is not something I usually like to use -- is as good a place as any to start this discussion. It is, of course, a reference to the last time the current POTUS interacted with Puerto Rico. More recently, he and his ilk are reacting with shock that a Puerto Rican will be performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. They are treating it as a foreign invasion, in part because the artist known as Bad Bunny has otherwise avoided performing in the United States this year, even though he is a citizen. Like many of us, he is concerned about the unlawful abduction of people of color by masked government agents.

For some basic PR geography, see "Yo Soy Boricua, Pa Que Tu Lo Sepas" (Movie Trailer)

Of course, this is not Mr. Bunny's first rodeo. He appeared twice during the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show with headliners Shakira and J. Lo. That game was held in Miami and featured a vibrant Puerto Rican flag, with plenty of U.S. flags as well. As of this writing, the YouTube video of this show has had 330 million views. The nation and the NFL seem to have done just fine.

Bad Bunny established Good Bunny Foundation in 2018 to broaden access to the arts and sports among Puerto Rican children and youth. Those who discredit him either do not know this or they do not care.