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Matt Gaetz slams Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show and is quickly reminded why it's quiet time now

  • Former Congressman Matt Gaetz and Representative Lauren Boebert criticized Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, calling it 'absolute trash' and suggesting subtitles were needed for understanding.
  • Lamar's performance followed his five Grammy Awards and took place during the Super Bowl, where the Philadelphia Eagles won against the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Critics, including Gaetz and Boebert, expressed disdain for the show, labeling it as 'Black nationalist' and questioning its artistic merit.
  • The backlash from Trump supporters included claims that Lamar's performance was a response to Trump's gains with Black voters, with some suggesting it was unintelligible.
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Matt Gaetz slams Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show and is quickly reminded why it's quiet time now

While everyone else in the country — and across the globe — is busy hailing Kendrick Lamar‘s eye-catching Super Bowl halftime show, MAGA Republicans like Matt Gaetz are busy having a little meltdown. Perhaps the former politician-turned talkshow host felt targeted by key lyrics in Lamar’s chosen tracks, or maybe he — like Lauren Boebert — simply failed to comprehend the performance. Whatever the reason, Gaetz was not a fan. He took to social med…

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MAGA Losers Have Sad Tantrum Over 'Satanic' Halftime Show Not Being White Enough

the iconic Kendrick Lamar screengrabThere are so few things we can really count on these days, but one thing that never fails to rear its ugly head is the yearly tradition of wingnuts freaking out over the Super Bowl halftime show and claiming it’s some kind of Satanic Illuminati ritual. From what I can tell, this tradition appears to date back to one of their very few culture war “wins,” AKA the time they successfully chased Janet Jackson out o…

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MAGA's Reaction to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show

Tim Miller recaps MAGA's reaction to Pulitzer Prize Winner Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, whining about DEI and "wokeness" in music, sports, and commercials.Leave a commentGet more from The Bulwark in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app

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MAGA Leaders Mad Because Kendrick Lamar's Blackety-Black Super Bowl Message Went Over Their Heads

As Black folks continue to celebrate the subversive and powerful Super Bowl performance delivered by the one and only Kendrick Lamar, MAGA supporters have taken to social media to express their confusion and disapproval regarding the halftime show.Read more...

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The IndependentThe Independent

Gaetz leads Maga world’s meltdown over Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show

Ex-Flordia Representative baselessly claims Kendrick Lamar's performance was ‘the regime’s response to Trump’s historic gains with Black men’

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"A Minor": Internet Clowns Matt Gaetz for Super Bowl Halftime Show Meltdown

He claimed Kendrick Lamar's performance was the "regime's response" to Trump's win. Yet, the halftime show was announced months before the election.

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