After Bruce Springsteen calls Trump “treasonous,” the president responds by criticizing the rock star’s pores and skin
Bruce Springsteen gave his newest stinging criticism of President Trump and his administration, calling them “treasonous” and “incompetent” to kick off the primary present of his British tour this week. The president responded in a Reality Social publish that included criticism of the rocker’s pores and skin and telling him to “maintain his mouth shut” till returning to the U.S.
Springsteen, a protracted and outstanding supporter of Democratic presidential candidates, made his remarks at a live performance in Manchester, England, on Wednesday throughout the first of his “Land of Hope and Goals” tour.
“The mighty E Road Band is right here tonight to name upon the righteous energy of artwork, of music, of rock ‘n’ roll in harmful occasions,” he stated. “In my house, the America I really like, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is at the moment within the palms of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.”
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The 75-year-old rocker, who later shared a transcript and video of his remarks on his web site and YouTube channel, requested supporters of democracy to “increase your voices in opposition to authoritarianism and let freedom ring!”
All through the live performance, Springsteen accused Mr. Trump and his administration of authoritarianism, rolling again civil rights, blocking free speech and “taking sadistic pleasure within the ache that they inflict on loyal American staff.”
“They’re rolling again historic civil rights laws that led to a extra simply and plural society,” Springsteen stated. “They’re abandoning our nice allies and siding with dictators in opposition to these struggling for his or her freedom.”
On Friday, Mr. Trump responded on his social media platform, saying that the rocker is “only a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL, and our WORST EVER President, who got here near destroying our Nation.”
He added: “Springsteen is ‘dumb as a rock,’ and could not see what was happening, or might he (which is even worse!)? This dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker (his pores and skin is all atrophied!) must KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT till he will get again into the Nation, that is simply ‘commonplace fare.’ Then we’ll all see the way it goes for him!”
This isn’t the primary time Springsteen has geared toward Mr. Trump and his insurance policies.
When he endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris throughout the 2024 presidential election, Springsteen referred to as Mr. Trump “essentially the most harmful candidate for president in my lifetime.”
“Maybe not for the reason that Civil Struggle has this nice nation felt as politically, spiritually and emotionally divided because it does than at this second. It would not need to be this fashion,” the rock star stated in a brief video shared on social media.
In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Springsteen referred to as Mr. Trump a “moron.” When Mr. Trump was operating for reelection in 2020, Springsteen informed The Atlantic he did not know “if our democracy might stand one other 4 years of his custodianship.”
Later this summer season, Springsteen may also launch a new album assortment that may embrace dozens of “never-before-heard” songs from beforehand unreleased data.
