We’ve been treated to some horrendous halftime shows since the advent of the Super Bowl almost 60 years ago — think Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake — and some fabulous ones too (think: Prince). It’s become a much-hyped tradition that gets some people excited while sending others to the kitchen to make a sandwich and get ready for the third quarter.
The National Football League has notoriously strayed away from its moneymaker, football, and waded into social politics before, to the chagrin of many a loyal fan. Remember their ludicrous endzone statements that began after the George Floyd riots in 2020 and their pithy little meaningless pronouncements like, “It Takes All of Us” and “Inspire Change?” If you’ve been watching the 2026 playoffs, meanwhile, it’s hard to miss the virtue-signaling but pointless messages on the back of many players’ helmets, “Choose love.”
I'm watching football, people — I'm not interested in romance at the moment. And I hate whoever is playing the Bears, so no, I'm emphatically not choosing love.
The league has already caused controversy by appointing a little-known rapper known as “Bad Bunny” to host the halftime show. I frankly know almost nothing about him, but I do know that many people were less than thrilled.
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On Monday, the NFL announced it was giving another slap in the face to many of its fans by choosing the anti-American, TDS-riddled punk band Green Day to kick off the game-time festivities.
I admit, some of their songs aren’t half bad — “When I Come Around” and “Holiday” are both rockers that have some grinding power chords, which, if you like that sort of thing (and I do), might make you reach for the air guitar. But are they really a good choice for one of the few events that still brings America together, the Super Bowl?
Answer: No.
It wasn't bad enough that the NFL picked an anti-American performer nobody heard about for their halftime show.
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 19, 2026
Now they picked "Green Day" a washed up band that literally bashes America and Trump at every concert, to open the Super Bowl.
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Green Day's list of pointed social commentary is long and is 100 percent what is not needed for an event that is supposed to be about fun, food, football, and family.
[Lead singer] Billie Joe Armstrong, though, has spent a lot of time attacking Trump and his voters — many of whom are NFL fans.
To name just a few examples of activism by Green Day and Armstrong, in April, Armstrong changed the lyrics of the band’s hit “Jesus of Suburbia” sung at Coachella to support the Palestinians and the terror group Hamas.
Before that, the rocker compared Trump to Adolf Hitler in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Then he called for Trump’s impeachment in 2018 in response to a Trump tweet attacking Kim Jong Un.
In November 2016, during a performance at the American Music Awards, Green Day chanted “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” from the stage.
Armstrong also stirred controversy last year by exclaiming “f*** America” before adding he was “renouncing his citizenship” in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. That incident led to his music being banned by several radio stations.
The NFL is still a juggernaut, and likely won’t lose many fans over these antics (although a lot of people may tune out the music shows and go see Turning Points USA’s halftime offering instead). But just because they probably won’t pay a huge price, that doesn’t mean their decision is right. In effect, they’re telling a huge portion of their fans that they don’t give a damn about their beliefs and their values, and those fans can suck it if they don’t like it.
The NFL just announced that Green Day, led by Trump-hater Billie Joe Armstrong, will perform at the Super Bowl opening ceremony.
— Jack (@jackunheard) January 19, 2026
This + No English speaking Bad Bunny.
The NFL is completely betraying their audience.
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Memo to Roger Goodell: How about you focus on the football instead of the social justice warfare?
Meanwhile, what if Green Day goes off script and starts unloading heavily loaded political diatribes and overshadows the actual game? I know I won’t feel bad for you, Roger — you get what you pay for. Put that on the back of your helmet.
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