Far-right activist lays into MAGA's 'lying to themselves' fantasy about Kid Rock
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist, criticized MAGA supporters for claiming Kid Rock's alternative Super Bowl halftime show, which aired on YouTube to an estimated 6 million viewers, was a "stunning culture war victory" over Bad Bunny's 133 million viewers.
Rufo warned that Kid Rock's performance has set back conservative efforts to make inroads into popular culture, stating "The ghettoization of conservative culture" and that "conservatives have started lying to themselves and to their audiences—not good," according to his post on X.
Former Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) communications official Christina Pushaw and conservative pundit Erick Erickson supported Rufo's opinion, with Pushaw adding that conservatives are "obsessed with getting approval and validation from celebrities" and Erickson praising Rufo for not being "in the bubble" and recognizing that Twitter is not real life.
