Lee Greenwood is throwing his cowboy hat in the ring.
The country singer, 82, spoke out about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s suggestion that Greenwood should replace Bad Bunny for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
“I agree with Speaker Johnson. I would make a great performer for any Super Bowl show,” Greenwood said in a statement to The Post on Thurdsay.
“I perform for various NFL teams every year, especially during their Salute To Service games,” the Grammy winner continued. “As a matter of fact, I will be doing halftime for the Dallas Cowboys during Monday Night Football on November 3rd. Football is one of America’s most watched sports, and I am always thrilled to perform the anthem or ‘God Bless The U.S.A.’ during the games.”
Greenwood added: “Maybe the NFL will have me perform this year at the Super Bowl prior to the game to have a stadium full of football fans singing ‘God Bless The U.S.A.’ to kick-off the game!”
Greenwood recently performed at conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in September. He also sang his patriotic anthem “God Bless the U.S.A” at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in January.
The following month, Trump, 79, appointed Greenwood to the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
On Tuesday, Johnson, 53, told the press he’d rather see Greenwood headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year instead of Bad Bunny, 31.
“I didn’t even know who Bad Bunny was. But it sounds like a terrible decision, in my view, from what I’m hearing,” the Louisiana Republican said to the press outside House chambers.
“It sounds like he’s not someone who appeals to a broader audience,” Johnson added of the Puerto Rican superstar. “And there are so many eyes on the Super Bowl — for a lot of young and impressionable children.”
When asked to give his personal pick for the performer, Johnson said, “In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.”
Trump also criticized the NFL’s decision to have Bad Bunny perform at the Super Bowl.
“I never heard of him,” the president said on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports” earlier this week. “I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s crazy, and then they blame it on some promoter that they hired to pick up entertainment, I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Trump also stated about Bad Bunny, “This guy does not seem like a unifying entertainer and a lot of folks don’t even know who he is.”
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, and is one of the most-streamed artists in the world, said the decision to perform on the NFL’s biggest stage is a moment that “goes beyond myself.”
“It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history,” he said in a statement.
The “Dakiti” singer fired back at his Super Bowl critics when he hosted the Season 51 premiere of “Saturday Night Live” last weekend by teasing non-Spanish speakers during his monologue.
“If you didn’t understand what I just said. You have four months to learn,” he mockingly suggested.
Bad Bunny previously sparked backlash for refusing to bring his tour to the US, fearing federal agents would be outside his concerts.
“But there was the issue of — like, f–king ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” he told i-D magazine last month.
Trump administration officials clarified ICE agents would be at the Feb. 8, 2026 game, whether Bad Bunny liked it or not.
