{"id":1281,"date":"2023-02-15T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:45:20","slug":"trump-trashes-rihannas-super-bowl-halftime-performance-epic-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1281","title":{"rendered":"Trump Trashes Rihanna\u2019s Super Bowl Halftime Performance: \u2018Epic Fail!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While several viewers expressed mixed reviews over singer Rihanna\u2019s Super Bowl halftime performance, there was one very vocal and public critic \u2014 Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump took to his Truth Social media platform to blast the performance as an \u201cepic fail\u201d and even mocked Rihanna\u2019s stylist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRihanna gave, without question, the single worst Halftime Show in Super Bowl history \u2014 This after insulting far more than half of our Nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with her foul and insulting language,\u201d wrote the former President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlso, so much for her \u2018Stylist!&#8217;\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rihanna looked elegant in an all-red outfit for the performance while her backup singers\u2019 ensemble was all white. In promo clips, however, she looked like she had skinned the Grinch of his pelt and styled her hair to emulate a tree straight out of Whoville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rihanna in promo photo for Super Bowl halftime wearing AREA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WNW7DKNbkp\">pic.twitter.com\/WNW7DKNbkp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MYMagazine (@mmgzne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmgzne\/status\/1623693755617353728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump Hammers Rihanna After Super Bowl Performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rihanna\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show featured risque lyrics and a song titled, \u201cBitch Better Have My Money,\u201d as well as dance choreography which featured the pop star grabbing her crotch and then, well \u2026 it\u2019s hard to describe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yeah I know&#8230; the fact that I think Rihanna grabbing her crotch and bringing her hands to her face is gross is trashy makes me racist. <br><br>Or, perhaps I have standards. That too.<\/p>&mdash; Shawn Farash \u274c\ud83d\udc3b (@Shawn_Farash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shawn_Farash\/status\/1625017913815052290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember when the NFL feigned outrage over Janet Jackson\u2019s wardrobe malfunction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps Trump was poised to be critical of Rihanna\u2019s performance no matter what she graced the crowd with. Prior to the Super Bowl, he was already criticizing her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout her \u2018Stylist\u2019 she\u2019d be NOTHING,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBad everything, and NO TALENT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rihanna Is Not a Big Fan of Trump Either<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump had responded earlier in the week to a social media post from Republican Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRihanna spray painted \u2018F*** Donald Trump\u2019 on a car at the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cShe\u2019s made a career of spewing degenerate filth while badmouthing America every chance she gets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson insisted she should never have been selected for the halftime show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy is the NFL showcasing this crap?\u201d he asked. \u201cRihanna SHOULD NOT be the halftime performer!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">art.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/81days?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#81days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vx1vjkzezf\">pic.twitter.com\/Vx1vjkzezf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rihanna\/status\/1294475136968450048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suffice it to say, the performer is not a big fan of Trump either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following President Biden\u2019s inauguration, Rihanna posted a picture of herself taking out the trash and added the hashtag \u2018#wediditJoe.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m just here to help. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wediditJoe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wediditJoe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7KPjClnKv\">pic.twitter.com\/n7KPjClnKv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rihanna\/status\/1351997615328661506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rihanna threatened Trump with a cease and desist after a reporter noted that one of her songs was playing at a rally in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not for much longer&#8230;me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies,  so thanks for the heads up philip! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dRgRi06GrJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/dRgRi06GrJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rihanna\/status\/1059240423091245056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Trump, he has a long history of criticizing the NFL for their woke politics \u2013 they played the so-called Black National Anthem prior to the big game and their \u2018end racism\u2019 themes are ridiculously overblown \u2013 and allowing players to kneel during the\u00a0<em>real<\/em>\u00a0National Anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl and several players threatened not to attend a traditional visit to the White House with Trump in office. So he disinvited them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Trump Disinvites Philadelphia Eagles From White House Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDiC4Xrmyr\">pic.twitter.com\/qDiC4Xrmyr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1003777974250827776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eagles returned to the Super Bowl for the first time since that controversy and were beaten Sunday by the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A poll over at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/now\/2023-super-bowl-halftime-rihanna-performance-draws-mixed-reviews-second-pregnancy-confirmed-030403725.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo News<\/a>\u00a0indicates most viewers shared Trump\u2019s sentiment on Rihanna\u2019s halftime show, with 52% rating it as \u201cnot great\u201d while just 25% said it was \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/trump-trashes-rihannas-super-bowl-halftime-performance-epic-fail\/?utm_source=home-headli\">https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/trump-trashes-rihannas-super-bowl-halftime-performance-epic-fail\/?utm_source=home-headli<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While several viewers expressed mixed reviews over singer Rihanna\u2019s Super Bowl halftime performance, there was one very vocal and public critic \u2014 Donald Trump. Trump took to his Truth Social media platform to blast the performance as an \u201cepic fail\u201d and even mocked Rihanna\u2019s stylist. \u201cRihanna gave, without question, the single worst Halftime Show in Super Bowl history \u2014 This after insulting far more than half of our Nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with her foul and insulting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trump"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1282,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions\/1282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}