NFL’s Bad Bunny Halftime Didn’t Stop TPUSA — Here’s Why It Matters
The Carl Jackson Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, the host discusses the recent Super Bowl halftime show and the NFL's decision to feature Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican artist. The host expresses concerns that the show's focus on foreign flags and languages may be undermining traditional American values. They also touch on the topic of athletes like Hunter Has, who spoke out against the US, and how it's affecting their ability to root for American athletes. The host shares their thoughts on the impact of these changes on American culture and the importance of unity.
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| 0:00.0 | It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think. It's a little hard. There's |
| 0:12.8 | obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren't. |
| 0:17.2 | If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I'm representing it. Just because I'm wearing |
| 0:22.7 | the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the U.S. So yeah, I just kind of want |
| 0:28.6 | to do it for my friends and my family and the people that support me getting here. |
| 0:32.1 | How do you feel to represent your country like this? It feels amazing. I love representing the U.S. I freaking love living there. I love it. |
| 0:41.0 | And I'm so happy I get to represent USA. Obviously, that's going back to 2020, but this Hunter |
| 0:48.3 | Hess, yeah, yeah, that was under Biden. That's true. But, no, actually, I think that was still under Trump at the time. |
| 0:56.5 | But anyway, but Hunter Hess is the latest Olympic athlete to come out and speak against the U.S. |
| 1:05.0 | Guys, Hunter Hess is exactly why I've tuned out of the Olympics. |
| 1:09.7 | I used to love the Olympics. I used to look forward to |
| 1:12.0 | watching the Olympics with my dad, with the rest of my family. We absolutely loved them. And honestly, |
| 1:16.7 | even up, I mean, the Michael Phelps era, I mean, I would tune in to the Olympics religiously, |
| 1:21.8 | but it's people like Hunter Hess that forced me to tune out of the Olympics. And why? Because I don't care about your politics. |
| 1:29.5 | I don't care what political party you represent. |
| 1:32.7 | I don't care what skin color you are. |
| 1:35.0 | I don't care what sex you are. |
| 1:38.8 | All I care about is that you're an American. |
| 1:42.1 | And I want to cheer for an American. |
| 1:45.6 | And I want to see an American beat another country. That's all I want to see. I just want to be entertained. I want to watch for |
| 1:52.6 | fun. I want to watch to root for you. I don't tune in to the Olympics to be preached to. You've got |
| 1:58.5 | low information voters like this guy Hunter Hess is that thinks |
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