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President Donald Trump wants Bruce Springsteen to know who’s the boss.
On May 16, the president fired back at criticism from the 75-year-old rocker, known as “The Boss” by fans, insisting he “never liked” the New Jersey native or his music, despite having used Springsteen songs at his campaign rallies.
Trump’s Truth Social rant came after Springsteen took aim at the president while on his European tour, calling the administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a May 14 concert in Manchester, England.
Springsteen told the British crowd before the night’s first song “The Land of Hope and Dreams,” that “the mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock ‘n’ roll in dangerous times.”
“In my home, the America I love — the America I’ve written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years — is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” Springsteen said according to videos from the show.
“Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American spirit to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring. This is ‘Land of Hope and Dreams,’” he added.
Trump responds to Springsteen: ‘Highly overrated’
In response, Trump slammed Springsteen on Truth Social, calling the legendary “Born in the U.S.A.” rocker “overrated” and suggesting there could be consequences when the musician returns stateside.
“I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” he wrote. “Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy – Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL, and our WORST EVER President, who came close to destroying our Country.”
Trump also called Springsteen “dumb as a rock,” and took aim at his physical appearance, calling The Boss a “dried out prune of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!)”
Last year, during a May 11 rally in Springsteen’s home state, Trump compared crowd sizes with the rock legend while campaigning for a second term in office.
“I love these Saturday evenings. Is there anything better than a Trump rally?” Trump said from the stage. “If some of these wackos came along, you know, these liberal singers, they’d actually vote for me. You know they’d all vote for me. You know, like Bruce Springsteen. We have a much bigger crowd than Bruce Springsteen. Right?”
Bruce Springsteen boasts ties with Barack Obama, Kamala Harris
Springsteen is a close friend and collaborator of Barack Obama, a political foe and first presidential predecessor of Trump. The A-list duo formed a friendship during Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008.
Later, after leaving the White House, Obama coauthored a 2021 book, “Renegades: Born in the USA” with the 20-time Grammy winner produced by his company Higher Ground. They also cohosted a companion podcast series “Renegades” on Spotify.
In October, Obama and Springsteen both participated in a Philadelphia campaign rally for Trump’s 2024 general election opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Contributing: Chris Jordan; Asbury Park Press
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