By Katherine Tinsley
1:25pm PST, Feb 10, 2025
"You know I don't do sports, you know I don't do football. So, I wasn't watching the game. But, listen, I think today Donald Trump is going to sign an executive order banning Black people from halftime," Navarro joked, as the audience laughed.
Trump has been a vocal critic of diversity initiatives, but he seemingly supports the Kansas City Chiefs because Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany, is allegedly a fan of his "MAGA" initiative.
"You remember last week we were talking about whether the NFL was capitulating to Trump by removing the term 'end racism' from the end zone? Boy, did they not capitulate to Trump," the political strategist noted.
During the Halftime Show, Lamar used Samuel L. Jackson to portray a national symbol who narrated the concert.
"When I saw Samuel L. Jackson dressed as a Black Uncle Sam introducing Kendrick Lamar, who then had an entire formation of all Black people making a U.S. flag, listen, this much I know: all the Black people on my feed were like, 'Ooh, this is Blackity Black Black,'" Navarro said.
"All the racists who somehow get in, they were hopping mad," Navarro stated. "If the racists are mad, I'm happy as a clam."
While in New Orleans, La., Lamar seemingly dismissed Trump's pressence.
"The revolution's about to be televised," Lamar informed the crowd. "You picked the right time but the wrong guy."
Lamar, whose song "Not Like Us" is a part of a legal dispute between Drake and UMG, used Jackson to reflect the negative commentary Black artists receive when participating in mainstream media.
"Too loud, too reckless, too ghetto! Mr. Lamar, do you really know how to play the game? Tighten up," Jackson exclaimed.
Trump has yet to comment on the spectacle, but he did use his platform to mock another artist.
"The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was
Taylor Swift," the president wrote on Truth Social. "She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!"
