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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCharlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announces 'All American' Super Bowl halftime show to rival Bad Bunny
Turning Point USA, the conservative nonprofit founded by late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, has announced plans to counterprogram Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.
In flyers shared across the organization's social media profiles, Turning Point unveiled plans for their "All American Halftime Show" which will celebrate "faith, family and freedom" when it airs on Feb. 8, offering an alternative to the Super Bowl LX halftime show broadcast.
"Performers and event details coming soon," the announcement concluded, linking to a survey that allows people to select which music genres they would like the performances to feature. Listed options include "Pop," "Americana," "Worship," and "Anything in English."
Bad Bunny, who has emerged as one of the biggest musical acts in the world since his 2016 debut, was named the 2026 halftime show headliner on Sept. 28, inciting a wave of backlash from conservative pundits. Much of the outrage was fueled by the Puerto Rican singer's previous comments, revealing that he declined to bring his latest tour to the U.S. out of fear that ICE would target concertgoers.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-221317260.html
May I suggest Musk and Donny's cover of a Spike Jones classic.

Gore1FL
(22,629 posts)PeaceWave
(2,156 posts)The NFL takes its broadcasting rights extremely seriously. The money involved is epic. Fox aired the Super Bowl in 2025 without interference from another network. Were Fox to fuck with NBC's halftime audience in 2026, all hell will break loose. I have very little doubt that the NFL is monitoring this situation very closely.
Mike Nelson
(10,786 posts)walkingman
(9,939 posts)durablend
(8,585 posts)The ratings will be epic
Iris
(16,725 posts)
Hobo
(764 posts)Who the hell is going to watch that turd?
nolabear
(43,827 posts)IYKYK
clevergrrrl
(110 posts)would run its course and dissolve into the background of irrelevancy. But with all the money they have, it will probably move to DC and become some kind of twisted policy institute and think tank
Buns_of_Fire
(18,820 posts)Assuming they can find a network to carry it, that is. I don't know that even Fox, AON, and/or Newsmax are that foolhardy.