Former President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, calling it a "slap in the face to our country," while also, U.S. forces boarded a tanker ship defying a quarantine order, and Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. These events unfolded on Sunday, February 8, 2026, and Monday, February 9, 2026, respectively, highlighting a range of international and domestic developments.
Trump's remarks, made on social media, condemned the halftime show as "absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER," and an "affront to the Greatness of America," according to ABC News. The former president's comments came amid a wave of conservative backlash against the Puerto Rican singer. Boxer Jake Paul also weighed in, taking issue with Bad Bunny's criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as reported by Fox News.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military boarded a vessel overnight after "hunting" it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, as announced by the War Department on Monday morning, according to Fox News. The department emphasized its commitment to enforcing quarantine measures.
In Hong Kong, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a 20-year prison sentence for colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, as reported by BBC World. This is the harshest punishment handed down under the law, which China imposed after large-scale protests in 2019. Rights groups have described the sentence as a "death sentence" for the 78-year-old.
In other news, the pastor of Nancy Guthrie's Arizona church asked congregants to pray for her safe return during Sunday morning's service, according to Fox News. The church is honoring the family's wishes during what the pastor described as a "horrific ordeal."
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