A Moral Affront’: Republican Lawmaker Moves to Investigate NFL and NBC After Explicit Halftime Show

WASHINGTON — A full-scale cultural backlash erupted this week after Rep. **Andy Ogles** (R-TN) formally demanded a **congressional investigation** into the National Football League and broadcaster **NBCUniversal** over what he described as an *indecent*, *morally degrading* Super Bowl LX halftime show headlined by global pop star **Bad Bunny**.

In a sharply worded letter shared publicly on X, Ogles branded the performance “**pure smut**” and a “moral affront” broadcast into millions of American homes, accusing both the **National Football League** and NBC of having prior knowledge, review, and approval of content he says violated basic standards of decency. The Tennessee lawmaker called for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to immediately open a formal inquiry into how such material was allowed to air during one of the most watched family television events of the year.

Ogles cited sexually explicit lyrical themes, provocative choreography, and graphic sexual gestures, arguing that even though many lyrics were in Spanish, the sexual nature of the performance was “readily apparent across any language barrier.” He specifically pointed to songs featured in the set, stating that their content openly glorified sexual depravity and had no place on primetime television watched by children.

The congressman further rejected claims of ignorance from league or network executives, stating it was “highly implausible” that the NFL and NBC were unaware of the content before it aired. “This was not accidental,” Ogles argued, demanding public accountability for what he sees as deliberate cultural degradation pushed through corporate media.

The controversy quickly escalated into a national culture-war flashpoint, drawing praise from conservative voters who say American traditions, faith, and family values are under constant assault by elite entertainment institutions. President **Donald Trump**, who has previously praised Ogles as a “Conservative Warrior,” echoed the outrage, calling the halftime show “absolutely terrible” and emblematic of the moral decline pushed by the radical left.

While liberal commentators rushed to defend the performance as “artistic expression,” millions of Americans viewed it as yet another example of powerful corporations mocking traditional values and ignoring the cultural standards of the nation that built them. For conservatives, Ogles’s demand for a formal inquiry represents a broader fight — not just over one halftime show, but over who controls America’s culture, its airwaves, and the moral direction of the country itself.