Americans Believe Bad Bunny Represents Them Better Than Trump, According to Poll

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More Americans consider Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny to better represent the United States than President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Friday by Yahoo and consulting firm YouGov.
The survey, conducted days after the singer headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show last Sunday, gives the artist 42 percent of mentions as the better reflection of the country, compared to 39 percent who lean toward the Republican president, who has expressed his disapproval of the Puerto Rican's performance.
The numbers show a strong politicization in reactions to the show: 78 percent of Democrats view Bad Bunny favorably and only 7 percent disapprove of him. Among Republicans, these figures are practically reversed, with 12 percent in favor and 70 percent against.
The gap widens among independent voters, where 46 percent see Bad Bunny as the one who best embodies American values, while only 27 percent choose Trump.
Bad Bunny has shown his rejection of the Republican administration's immigration policies. His selection as the central figure of the Super Bowl halftime show was harshly criticized by Trump, who later called the performance—the first ever performed entirely in Spanish at the sporting event—"terrible."
"The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst in history!" the president said on his Truth Social platform.
He added: "It makes no sense, it's an affront to the greatness of America and does not represent our standards of success, creativity, or excellence."
However, 44 percent of respondents approved of the choice of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio as the halftime artist, compared to 35 percent who disapproved.
Furthermore, only 11 percent considered it inappropriate that the performance was entirely in Spanish, with the exception of singer Lady Gaga's appearance, who performed a salsa version of her hit "Die with a Smile" during the show.
The Puerto Rican closed his performance with a message about the unity of the Americas, naming every country on the continent and giving new meaning to "God Bless America"—which in the U.S. is typically used to refer only to the North American nation rather than the entire continent—a message that 60 percent of respondents approve of.
The poll has a margin of error of 3 percent and was conducted on a sample of 1,704 adults.
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