Karoline Leavitt criticized Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny for “trying to demonize law enforcement” after his speech at the Grammy Awards

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday took aim at Bad Bunny for “trying to demonize law enforcement” following his remarks while accepting the Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album, during which he condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE.

“It’s very ironic and frankly sad to see celebrities who live in gated communities, with private security, with millions of dollars to spend protecting themselves trying to just demonize law enforcement,” Leavitt said after being questioned by a journalist about the Puerto Rican artist’s speech.

Bad Bunny’s remarks at the Grammys

Last Sunday, Bad Bunny made history by becoming the first artist to win Album of the Year with a Spanish-language album. While accepting his first award for the album ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’, he delivered a forceful message: “ICE out.”

“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out. We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans,” he said. He also spoke about the climate of hatred and called on people to resist “with love.”

“Also, I want to say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate on these days, and I was thinking, sometime we get contaminados — I don’t know how to say that in English. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them, we love our people and we love our family. And that’s the way to do it, with love. Please do not forget that. Thank you,” he said, as the audience rose to its feet and applauded.

The Trump administration’s latest attack on Bad Bunny days before Super Bowl LX

This Sunday, February 8, the NFL’s biggest event will take place, with Bad Bunny set to headline the halftime show. However, his participation has been surrounded by controversy and criticism from the Trump administration. In January, U.S. President Donald Trump called the singer a “terrible choice” and announced that he would not attend the Super Bowl.

On previous occasions, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that ICE agents would be “everywhere” at the Super Bowl and warned that the only people who should attend were “law-abiding Americans who love the country.”

Now, the White House press secretary said she did not know whether ICE agents would be present on Sunday.

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