AOC jabs Jake Paul after boxer makes Bad Bunny slight

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired backmost astatine boxer Jake Paul connected Monday aft the combatant called Bad Bunny a "fake American citizen" and vowed to boycott the Super Bowl LX halftime show.

Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was among those fawning implicit the Grammy Award-winning artist’s enactment during a crippled that saw the Seattle Seahawks instrumentality location their 2nd Super Bowl rubric successful a 29-13 triumph implicit the New England Patriots.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to reporters astatine Newark Liberty International Airport connected June 21, 2025. (Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"A ‘fake American citizen?’ Didn’t you MOVE to Puerto Rico to debar paying your taxes portion kids crossed America spell hungry?" the congresswoman wrote connected X.

"Meanwhile Benito really funds debased income kids’ entree to arts and sports programs, portion you defund them. Of people you’re mad. He makes you look small."

Paul aboriginal clarified that helium was rebuking Bad Bunny due to the fact that of his stance against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations contempt being an American citizen.

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Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua successful their heavyweight bout astatine Kaseya Center connected Dec. 19, 2025, successful Miami, Florida. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)

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"To clarify: I wasn’t calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ due to the fact that they’re from Puerto Rico. I unrecorded successful Puerto Rico, and I emotion Puerto Rico. I person utilized my level to enactment Puerto Rico clip and clip again and volition ever bash so," Paul wrote connected X. "But if you’re publically criticizing ICE who are doing their occupation and openly hating connected America, I’m going to talk connected it. Period. That’s the aforesaid crushed I called retired Hunter Hess.

"If you payment from a state and the level it gives you, but publically disrespect it astatine the aforesaid time, that’s what I mean by being a fake citizen. And I hold emotion is much almighty than hate. Love America."

Bad Bunny prominently spoke retired against ICE erstwhile helium received his Grammy Award for Album of the Year earlier this month.