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“Bad Bunny Day” Declared In California For Super Bowl Sunday; Newsom Taunts MAGA Loyalist Kid Rock Again Over Being “Banned” In Golden State

February 8, 2026

Bad Bunny / Gov. Gavin Newsom With all the threats of ICE agents at the Super Bowl on Sunday, and Donald Trump and his MAGA minions vowing to change the channel when Bad Bunny hits the halftime stage in sunny Santa Clara for an all-Spanish performance, Gavin Newsom today gave the Grammy winner a whole day of his own. Additionally, the West Coast governor took a swipe at POTUS pal Kid Rock‘s career woes and the conservative alternative halftime show planned for the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and underdogs the New England PatriotsWith , “I am declaring tomorrow in California as ‘Bad Bunny Day’ when Bad Bunny performs at the big game in the Golden State with his soothing, beautiful voice, and his very nice looks,” revealed a very tongue-in-cheek posting Saturday from Newsom’s press office feed.

Bad Bunny / Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Watch on Deadline Related Stories News Super Bowl Ads: 5 Things To Watch In This Year's Brand Battle News Donald Trump Endorses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, And FCC Chair Responds: "Let's Get It Done" Long trolling Trump in what many view as the lead-up to a 2028 White House bid by the two-term Democrat, Newsom’s missive today comes in all caps and with the over-the-top self-aggrandizement that is common to POTUS himself — which is often the point.
It is also no joke on another level, February 8 really is officially “Bad Bunny Day” in California.
AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, I AM A TREMENDOUS LOVER OF “THE SPANISH.” IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE WORLD.
I AM ALSO A HUGE FAN OF PUERRRRRRRTO RICO.
THAT IS WHY I AM DECLARING TOMORROW IN CALIFORNIA AS “BAD…— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) February 7, 2026 Not wanting to see some of his huge fanbase subjected to harassment, abduction or deportation by DHS, Puerto Rican-born and immigration-rights advocate Bad Bunny a. k. a.

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“Bad Bunny Day” Declared In California For Super Bowl Sunday; Newsom Taunts MAGA Loyalist Kid Rock Again Over Being “Banned” In Golden State

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“Bad Bunny Day” Declared In California For Super Bowl Sunday; Newsom Taunts MAGA Loyalist Kid Rock Again Over Being “Banned” In Golden State

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