The White House preempted Bad Bunny's "middle finger to America" Super Bowl halftime performance with a video explaining why the administration—and most people in this great nation—are "unapologetically American."
The video was posted to X roughly 20 minutes before Mr. Bunny's performance. It begins with the declaration that "We don't do subtle," and immediately delivers on that premise.
What follows is a rapid-fire montage of fighter jets, Trump rallies, executive order signings, and patriotic bravado featuring appearances from Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The initial frame shows two fans of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in the stadium being distracted by Air Force One flying overhead. The President's plane then cuts to a new location.
"We choose bold," the narrator states before a pilot reports, "for the first time in history, flying over the Gulf of America."
If you didn’t know, now you know. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/gt60m2Ru4K
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 9, 2026
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The White House video does not let up in any way.
"We don't limit our ambition, never have," the narrator continues. "We build big. We move fast. We bet on ourselves. We don't apologize for winning. We say what we mean and stand by it."
Rubio chimes in by informing viewers, “If you don’t know, now you know.”
“We are fully, proudly, and unapologetically American,” the narrator concludes.
Bunny followed that up with a performance that was almost entirely in Spanish (President Trump in March signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States) and somehow declared mostly Latin American countries as, "Together, we are America."
Which is geographically and patriotically incorrect. But most definitely a declaration in support of open borders.
The video counter from the White House essentially responds with: Eat it, Benito.
ICONIC video from the @WhiteHouse 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
— Kate (@kate_p45) February 9, 2026
If you didn't know, now you know. 🇺🇸💪
Unapologetically AMERICAN.🇺🇸 https://t.co/QHLFDbULR5
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio stirred up controversy before his Super Bowl show by saying he would not tour in the United States due to fears that his fans might get deported if they are found to be criminal illegal aliens.
A reasonable person would be thrilled if criminals were ushered away from their show.
“There was the issue of — like, (expletive) ICE could be outside my concert,” he instead whined in an interview with Variety. “It was something we were very concerned about.”
He also refused to stand for “God Bless America” during a Yankees game in October. So naturally, the National Football League decided to bring him in to "unite" the people.
Here's the video of that scumbag Bad Bunny sitting during a singing of God Bless America at the Yankees game this week.
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) October 10, 2025
You pick a real winner Roger Goodell pic.twitter.com/qp76lHBkDv
The NFL offered someone who blatantly gave America the middle finger. Fortunately, Turning Point USA gave us artists who sang about the greatness of our nation and urged people to dust off their Bibles.
Crowd roars as Kid Rock pays tribute to the Bible and Jesus at the All-American Halftime Show.
— Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) February 9, 2026
Beautiful lyrics. You would never, ever hear anything like this sung at the Super Bowl.
“There’s a book that’s sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off. There’s… pic.twitter.com/BAizOSQcGo
It was ... unapologetically American.
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