The 2026 Super Bowl became a battleground for America's soul Sunday night, as millions of fed-up Patriots ditched the NFL's woke halftime disaster featuring Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny to watch Kid Rock deliver a red-blooded American performance that actually honored our country.
While the National Football League - which has spent years kneeling on American values - forced viewers to endure another foreign-language performance that had nothing to do with American football, Turning Point USA gave Patriots exactly what they wanted: an unapologetically American celebration featuring Kid Rock.
The contrast couldn't have been more stark. On one side, you had the NFL's continued march toward globalist entertainment that speaks to coastal elites and illegal immigrants rather than the hardworking Americans who built this league. On the other, you had genuine patriotism and music that actually celebrates the greatest country on Earth.
Real Americans Made Their Choice Clear
Early reports suggest millions of viewers switched away from NBC's woke programming to catch Kid Rock's alternative show. Can you blame them? After years of being lectured by millionaire athletes who hate America, football fans finally had an option that didn't insult their intelligence or their values.
"While the NFL continues its war on American culture, real Patriots showed where their loyalties lie," one viewer posted on social media. "Kid Rock reminded us what halftime shows used to be - celebrations of America, not globalist propaganda."
This split perfectly captures the two Americas we're living in today. There's the America that the establishment media and corporate elites want to force down our throats - one where foreign languages dominate our most American sporting events. And then there's the real America, where people still believe this country and our culture are worth celebrating.
The NFL made its choice years ago when it allowed players to kneel during our National Anthem. Now Americans are making theirs. How long before the league realizes that pandering to woke activists instead of honoring the fans who built football into America's pastime is a losing strategy?