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- This article has been updated to include comments from President Donald Trump regarding the Super Bowl halftime show.
Turning Point USA's alternative Super Bowl Halftime show hit a snag just hours before it was meant to air on X.
UPDATE: 2026/02/08 21:30 EST
This article has been updated to include comments from President Donald Trump regarding the Super Bowl halftime show.
The event was intended to air during halftime of Super Bowl LX, the NFL’s matchup played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the Seattle Seahawks facing off against the New England Patriots.
The conservative nonprofit, founded by late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk redirected viewers to watch on YouTube instead, The Independent reports, citing licensing restrictions as the reason. The “All-American Halftime Show,” promoted as a counter-programming option to the NFL’s official Super Bowl halftime performance, was intended to run concurrently with the game. Turning Point originally made the announcement shortly after the NFL chose Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, a selection that drew some backlash from conservative circles despite him being an American artist.
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While details about the licensing issue were not fully disclosed, Turning Point USA characterized the decision as abrupt and outside of its control.
The competing halftime shows have since drawn commentary from figures across the NFL world, including former players weighing in on which broadcast they planned to watch. Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre publicly stated that he would not be watching the NFL halftime show, opting instead to tune into Turning Point USA’s alternative broadcast. “I’m not familiar with Bad Bunny so don’t know if his music is good or bad,” Favre told Fox News.
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More than 120 million viewers nationwide were projected to tune in for Bad Bunny's performance.
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