SZA lays into Donald Trump for 'rage-baiting artists' for 'free promo'
SZA has called out Donald Trump for using musician's art for "free promo" without their permission.
SZA has accused Donald Trump of "rage-baiting artists" for "free promo".
The Kill Bill hitmaker has hit back at the US President for using her viral track Big Boy in a video boasting about the country's ICE deportations.
SZA posted to X: "White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring (sic)"
White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring https://t.co/PIKoYEdn2y
— SZA (@sza) December 10, 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson reacted in a statement issued to Variety: “Thank you, SZA, for drawing even more attention to the tremendous work America’s ICE officers are doing by arresting dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American communities.”
Meanwhile, the decision to choose Latin superstar Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner next year has been met with some criticism after the rapper refused to take his world tour to the US due to his concern about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Trump was among those to voice their disapproval of the choice of headliner, who is planning a Spanish-only performance at the NFL showpiece in February.
Trump recently told Newsmax's Greg Kelly: "I don't know who he is. I don't know why they're doing it - it's, like crazy.
"They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it's absolutely ridiculous."
Bad Bunny recently told his critics that they have four months to learn Spanish before his performance.
In his monologue on Saturday Night Live, Bad Bunny said: "I'm really excited to be doing the Super Bowl, I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy."
The Dakiti rapper then switched to his native language for 30 seconds before firing a message to his detractors.
He said in Spanish: "Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world here in the United States who have worked to open doors. It's more than a win for myself, it's a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take away or erase it."
Bad Bunny then joked that non-Spanish speakers will need to learn the language if they are to understand his performance.
The 31-year-old artist quipped: "If you didn't understand what I just said. You have four months to learn."
Trump administration officials have suggested that NFL chiefs will regret their decision to choose Bad Bunny for the halftime show.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said: "They suck, and we'll win, and God will bless us, and we'll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day. They won't be able to sleep at night because they don't know what they believe, and they're so weak, we'll fix it."
