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President Donald Trump on Saturday stated he plans to skip subsequent month’s Tremendous Bowl, slamming the halftime performers and griping that the California recreation is simply too distant.
Trump, who attended final yr’s recreation between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in New Orleans, advised the New York Submit: “It’s simply too distant. I might, I’ve [gotten] nice palms [at] the Tremendous Bowl. They like me.”
This yr’s Tremendous Bowl might be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, close to San Jose.
He added, “I might go if, you already know, it was a bit of bit shorter.”
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The president slammed the NFL selecting Dangerous Bunny and Inexperienced Day to carry out. (Monica Schipper/Getty Pictures; Kevin Mazur/Getty Pictures for Coachella)
The president has additionally been brazenly vital of headline performer Dangerous Bunny since he was chosen final yr to carry out on the Halftime Present.
“I don’t know who he’s,” Trump advised Newsmax of the selection final fall. “I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s loopy. After which they blame it on some promoter they employed to choose up leisure. I believe it’s completely ridiculous.”
Rock band Inexperienced Day was additionally chosen within the final week to play earlier than the kickoff.
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Dangerous Bunny and Inexperienced Day’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong are each liberal performers who’ve been vocal about their dislike of Trump previously.
Dangerous Bunny stated final fall that he determined to do his residency present in his native Puerto Rico and did not ebook any U.S. dates on his tour over fears his followers could be detained by ICE brokers.
President Donald Trump walks onto the sphere previous to the Tremendous Bowl final yr. (Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures)
“However there was the difficulty of, like, f—ing ICE might be exterior [my concert]. And it’s one thing that we have been speaking about and really involved about,” the Latin pop star, who has a big Latino following, advised i-D.
The 31-year-old additionally featured an individual doing a Trump impression in his tune “Nuevayol,” saying, “I wish to apologize to the immigrants in America. . . . This nation is nothing with out the immigrants. This nation is nothing with out Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans.”
Armstrong has likened Trump to Hitler previously and the band ceaselessly adjustments the road “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” from their 2004 hit “American Fool” to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda” in more moderen stay performances, based on The Impartial.
President Trump watching 2025’s Tremendous Bowl in New Orleans. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP through Getty Pictures)
“I’m anti-them,” Trump advised the Submit of the performers. “I believe it’s a horrible alternative. All it does is sow hatred. Horrible.”
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Kendrick Lamar headlined final yr’s Halftime Present and SZA, Jon Batiste, Lauren Daigle, Trombone Shorty, and Ledisi additionally carried out.
The Tremendous Bowl will happen on Sunday, Feb. 8 with the Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots-Denver Broncos championship video games Sunday deciding who will play.
