Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club

Episode: DONKEY: Jesse Watters & Megyn Kelly Criticize Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Date: February 10, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God

Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club focuses on the backlash towards Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, particularly criticisms from conservative commentators Jesse Watters and Megyn Kelly. Charlamagne Tha God delivers his signature “Donkey of the Day,” calling out Watters, Kelly, and others who took issue with Bad Bunny performing in Spanish and featuring Latin culture during a major American televised event. The hosts unpack themes of American identity, double standards in cultural representation, and the deeper meaning of diversity in the United States.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. “Donkey of the Day” and Its Rationale (03:03–10:15)

• Targeted Criticism: Charlamagne assigns "Donkey of the Day" to Jesse Watters, Megyn Kelly, and “everyone highly upset over Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl.”

  • “There is nothing in life that doesn't receive criticism, okay? ... Three people gonna like it. Three people not gonna like it, and four people don't even know what the hell happened, okay? And that applies to everything in life, including the Super Bowl.” — Charlamagne Tha God (03:21)

• Positive Reception to Bad Bunny:

  • Charlamagne expresses his appreciation for the energy and message of Bad Bunny’s performance:
    “I loved it, okay? I don’t have to know the words to know the vibes, all right? Positive energy is contagious.” — Charlamagne Tha God (03:31)

• Republican Criticism: Reads tweets from Laura Loomer and former President Donald Trump lambasting the show for foreign flags and a focus on Latin heritage.

  • “President Trump said a Puerto Rican man. Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory. By the way, a Puerto Rican man, U.S. Citizen performing at the Super Bowl is a slap in the face to our country.” — Charlamagne Tha God (05:18)

  • Trump quote as shared:
    “The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible… Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children… There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a halftime show.” (Paraphrased/Read by Charlamagne, 04:35–05:26)

  • Charlamagne points out the flawed logic of considering Puerto Rico “foreign.”

2. Megyn Kelly & Jesse Watters Critique the Halftime Show (05:40–06:59)

• Audio is played of Watters and Kelly criticizing the show for being in Spanish and featuring “foreigners”:

  • “I like the Super Bowl not to be an international event. I like it when we kind of all come together as Americans. Especially when it feels like the NFL is just using it as a marketing ploy to recruit Latin American audience on the heels of Latin America invading this country. 20 million pouring in and that's what you see. You see all these foreigners speaking a foreign language with foreign flags marching into the camera like a caravan.” — Jesse Watters / Megyn Kelly audio (05:40)

  • Further comments escalate:
    “To get up there and perform the whole show in Spanish is a middle finger to the rest of America. This is supposed to be a unifying event for the country. Not for the Latinos, not for one small group, but for the country. ... The halftime show and everything around it needs to stay quintessentially American. Not Spanish, not Muslim, not anything other than good old fashioned American apple pie. There should be a meatloaf, maybe some fried chicken and an English speaking performer. That's what the Super Bowl should be.” — Guest Commentator (06:16–06:59)

  • Envy and Charlamagne react with disbelief:
    “Jesus.” — DJ Envy (06:59)
    “Fried chicken. The black. Yeah, the black side was fried chicken.” — Charlamagne Tha God (07:00)

3. Addressing Hypocrisy and American Identity (07:00–10:15)

• Pointing Out Double Standards:

  • "[Before this year], there have been 13 non-American performers, okay? ... Phil Collins, Enrique Iglesias, YouTube, Shania Twain, Sting, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Coldplay, Shakira, The Weeknd, Rihanna. I don't remember y'all complaining about any of them…” — Charlamagne Tha God (07:17)

• Debate over Language and Inclusion:

  • “So is it the language?... Is the issue that he wasn't performing in English? Because Puerto Rico is part of U.S. territory. Residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens.” — Charlamagne Tha God (07:10)

• Comparison with More Pressing Issues:

  • Shifting focus to real national controversies, Charlamagne mentions the Epstein files:
    “The way y'all acting over Bad Bunny is how y'all should be acting over the Epstein list, okay?” — Charlamagne Tha God (08:12)
  • “That's what people should be upset about… how the government is playing in our face and protecting powerful men who are potentially pedophiles.” — Charlamagne Tha God (08:39)

• Celebrating Multiculturalism:

  • "And that is the beauty of America. Okay? America is the great American melting pot. A society where immigrants from diverse cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds blend together to form a single, harmonious and stronger unified culture. … That is what makes America truly great and always has.” — Charlamagne Tha God (09:18)

  • He closes with a challenge:

    • “If you stop learning, you start dying. You know who said that? Albert Einstein. So guess what, Jesse and Megyn, you might be dead on the inside. Please give Jesse Watters and Megyn Kelly the biggest Hee Haw. Jesus Christ.” — Charlamagne Tha God (09:50)

4. Hosts Stand in Solidarity (07:08)

• Envy and Jess Hilarious are directly referenced in terms of their backgrounds and families, underscoring the personal impact of anti-Latin and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
  • "Bread. You're Puerto Rican. I'm sorry that you got to go through this. Envy. You're Dominican. I'm sorry that you have to go through this. … Jess, your in-laws are Mexican. I'm sorry that y’all have to go through this, okay?” — Charlamagne Tha God (07:00)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne on Criticism:
  “I tell y’all about the rule of 10 all the time... Three people gonna like it. Three people not gonna like it, and four people don't even know what the hell happened.” (03:20)

• On U.S. Identity:
  “Puerto Rico is a US Territory. By the way, a Puerto Rican man, US Citizen performing at the Super Bowl is a slap in the face to our country. Okay. As if that's not our country too.” (05:18)

• On Multicultural America:
  “America is the great American melting pot. ... That is what makes America truly great and always has.” (09:18)

• On Real Issues:
  “The way y'all acting over Bad Bunny is how y'all should be acting over the Epstein list, okay?” (08:12)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:03] — Donkey of the Day Intro: Targeting Watters, Kelly, and critics of Bad Bunny
• [05:40] — Audio of Jesse Watters/Megyn Kelly’s criticism
• [06:59] — Hosts’ immediate reactions to the roastworthy commentary
• [07:17] — Charlamagne debunks the “American performer” fallacy
• [08:12] — Real outrage should be about Epstein files, not a halftime show
• [09:18] — Celebration of multiculturalism and American diversity
• [09:50] — Closing “Hee Haw” callout

Tone and Style

Throughout the segment, Charlamagne blends pointed critique, humor, and social commentary while DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious provide support and light interjection. The tone is direct, irreverent, and unapologetically supportive of cultural diversity, consistent with The Breakfast Club’s approach to hot-button issues.

For Listeners

If you missed the episode, expect to hear incisive critique of ethnonationalist rhetoric, a spirited defense of Latin and immigrant culture in the U.S., and a reminder that American identity is inherently diverse. The hosts urge focus on what really matters in America—justice, inclusion, and addressing deeply rooted systemic issues over manufactured outrage at multicultural celebrations.