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NBC encountered significant viewer backlash after interrupting Super Bowl LX pre-game coverage to broadcast an interview with President Donald Trump. Supporters were left incensed when the NBC News exclusive discussion with President Trump, 79, aired during their coverage, despite his continued criticism of the event. The president and several prominent MAGA figures have repeatedly targeted the occasion following the announcement of Bad Bunny as halftime show performer.

President Trump revealed he would not be attending this year's major sporting fixture after sharing his fury at the booking of both Bad Bunny and opening ceremony performers Green Day. Social media users voiced their anger at the president's appearance on their screens. One posted on X, "This turned my stomach! @NBCNews @LlamasNBC giving a prime time slot for @realDonaldTrump to LIE, BRAG and SPEW absolute BULLS---. The media is enabling this vile sicko. #USA." Another commented, "Are you f------ kidding me @NBCSports ? ? ? ? ? You're playing that interview with Trump as part of the Super Bowl pregame? ? ? Off to watching #PuppyBowl then....", reports the Mirror US.

A third observer remarked, "Just allow him to lie repeatedly, NBC. I turned your tRUMP softball episode OFF. No more NBC in this house. You're a disgrace."

A fourth social media user stated, "I can't believe what @nbc did before they aired their interview with @realDonaldTrump during the SB Pre-game. What a bunch of scumbags! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! This NBC pregame show is the absolute worst and most unrelated to the actual event I have ever seen."

A fifth wrote, "For the "keep politics out of sports" crowd, why are we having an interview with Trump during the Super Bowl pregame show on NBC? Why is this needed for the game coverage?"

Speaking from the Oval Office at the White House on 24 January, the president acknowledged he had no intention of watching either Grammy-winning Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny or legendary rock band Green Day. Both acts have previously criticised President Trump, and he has made clear his dissatisfaction with their selection as entertainment for the globally renowned sporting event.

President Trump said of the halftime performers, "I'm anti-them. I think it's a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible."

Nevertheless, the president confirmed he has additional reasons for not attending the match between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. He told the New York Post, "It's just too far away. I would. I've [gotten] great hands [at] the Super Bowl. They like me. I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter."

President Trump did attend last year's Super Bowl in New Orleans, where the Kansas City Chiefs faced the Philadelphia Eagles, with the Eagles emerging victorious that evening.