Trump mimicked as Gavin Newsom counters Super Bowl fury

Gavin Newsom released a statement of his own to counter Donald Trump's furious smackdown of the Super Bowl halftime show.

Grammy Award winner Bad Bunny sparked much derision from the president Sunday night, who signed off on a furious statement on Truth Social. Trump wrote, "The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence.

"Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This 'Show' is just a 'slap in the face' to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!

"There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

Newsom's Press Office his back with a retort, signing off with a similar signature to that of Trump's Truth Social post.

They wrote, "BEAUTIFUL HALFTIME SHOW. GOD BLESS BAD BUNNY! GOD BLESS AMERICA! — GOVERNOR GCN." The Governor of California also posted from his official X account to praise the performance.

He wrote, "America, the beautiful. THANK YOU, BAD BUNNY."

A counter performance from Kid Rock had been set for broadcast on Turning Point USA's YouTube Channel just after Bad Bunny finished his performance.

Newsom mocked the announcement that the performance would not be broadcast on X due to licensing restrictions. A statement from Turning Point USA confirmed they would only broadcast the show on YouTube.

Their statement reads, "Due to licensing restrictions, we are unable to stream The All-American Halftime Show on X." Newsom's Press Office replied, "Even Elon doesn't want to listen to Kid Rock!"