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Donald Trump criticized Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance as “absolutely terrible” and a “slap in the face” in a lengthy tirade on social media this week, while US vice-president JD Vance is scheduled to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this week to press a Washington-brokered peace agreement in the strategic South Caucasus, with a two-day trip to Armenia beginning later on Monday, coming six months after the two governments reached a preliminary framework to end decades of conflict. Trump’s comments targeted one of the year’s most-watched cultural moments — the Super Bowl halftime show — and singled out Bad Bunny, a high-profile Puerto Rican artist whose performance drew wide attention across entertainment and political circles. The criticism, delivered in extended posts online, framed the show as offensive to some viewers and fed into broader debates about cultural norms, spectacle and political messaging at national events. While social-media tirades from prominent political figures are not new, the remarks underscore how entertainment moments can quickly become focal points for partisan commentary and public discussion. Separately, JD Vance’s diplomatic mission to Armenia and Azerbaijan signals a concentrated US effort to convert a tentative framework into a more durable settlement that could reopen and reshape trade and energy corridors across the South Caucasus. Washington has promoted the deal as one that could stabilize a region long marked by tension and unlock commercial opportunities tied to pipeline routes and overland transport links. Vance’s two-day stop in Armenia, beginning Monday, is the first leg of a short but strategically timed visit intended to keep momentum behind the agreement reached six months ago. Taken together, the stories highlight two different arenas where US influence is being exercised: the domestic cultural and political battlefield, where public figures contest symbolic events, and the international diplomatic sphere, where officials work to translate diplomatic frameworks into concrete changes on the ground. Observers will watch whether Trump’s remarks reverberate through voters and media discussions and whether Vance’s engagement produces measurable progress toward durable peace and reconfigured regional connectivity in the South Caucasus.