Several Republicans and MAGA loyalists blasted the recent Super Bowl for the woke agenda, politicizing the event.
Recently, critics slammed Superbowl, blasting Rihanna’s halftime show and the singing of the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
The controversy arose after prominent Actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph reportedly sang the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona amid the political controversies.
Reports marked the performance as the “first time” to be officially performed during Super Bowl proceedings.
According to the reporte, the performance took place the National Anthem, which was sung by country star Chris Stapleton, sparking outrage among American citizens.
On Sunday, several images surfaced on different social media platforms that appeared to show former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, refusing to stand during Ralph’s performance.
America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!?
Do football, not wokeness.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) February 12, 2023
“The campaign team for Lake, who was endorsed by Donald Trump and has refused to concede her midterm defeat to Katie Hobbs, explained why she didn’t stand via their “War Room” Twitter account,” Newsweek reported.
Lake’s campaign team responded, claiming that “Our girl is against the idea of a ‘black National Anthem’ for the same reason she’s against a ‘white National Anthem. She subscribes to the idea of ‘one Nation, under God.’ Katie Hobbs is against it because she just simply hates black people.”
In addition, Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert also blasted the event, condemning the inclusion of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in the Super Bowl.
According to Boebert, “America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!? Do football, not wokeness.”
A similar sentiment was also shared by fellow MAGA congresswoman, Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene, arguing that “Chris Stapleton just sang the most beautiful national anthem at the Super Bowl. But we could have gone without the rest of the wokeness.”
Moreover, conservatives also criticized Rihanna’s halftime show performance, with former US president Donald Trump, claiming that the performance was an “EPIC FAIL” and “without question, the single worst Halftime Show” in Super Bowl history.
“This after insulting far more than half of our Nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with her foul and insulting language. Also, so much for her ‘Stylist,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
