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4 days ago
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Trump trolls Bruce Springsteen with golf video in latest social media attack
President Donald Trump took aim at rock star Bruce Springsteen again as their week-long tête-à-tête continues. On Wednesday, Trump posted a video on Truth Social of himself playing golf, before the video cuts to Springsteen tripping on a concert stage with a golf ball added in and appearing to hit the rocker, causing his fall. The post went up the same day Springsteen released a new EP called 'Land of Hope & Dreams.' The EP features six songs from a May 14 concert in Manchester, England, where he called out Trump. Those recorded remarks about the president, backed up by a piano, make up the fourth track, 'My City of Ruins (Introduction).' '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. 'Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring.' The other songs include the title track, 'Land of Hope & Dreams (Live),' 'Long Walk Home (Live),' 'My City of Ruins (Live)' and a cover of Bob Dylan's 1964 song 'Chimes of Freedom.' Since The Boss made these remarks in Manchester, Trump wrote on Truth Social to blast the musician in the days leading up to the golf video. On Friday, Trump called Springsteen 'highly overrated,' 'dumb as a rock' and a 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!).' Trump followed up by calling for an investigation into Springsteen and other celebrities who contributed to former Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. Other rockers have come to Springsteen's defense in the wake of Trump's attacks on the New Jersey musician. Onstage in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder said Springsteen was right in saying 'residents are being removed off America's streets and being deported without due process of law.' 'They're defunding American universities that won't bow down to their ideologies, as Bruce said,' Vedder added. That same day, during a performance with the band Saving Grace in Finland, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant showed his support for The Boss, Classic Rock reported. 'Right now in England, which is where we come from — not quite the land of the ice and snow — Bruce Springsteen is touring right now in the U.K.,' Plant said. 'And he's putting out some really serious stuff. So tune in to him. And let's all hope that we can be…' On Tuesday, Neil Young wrote a blog post directed at Trump, which started off with 'What are you worryin' about man?' 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America,' Young wrote. 'You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza. That's your problem. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING.' Unlawful contracts, overpayment for services: 4 takeaways from the Mass. emergency shelter audit Trump admin blocks international students from Harvard University Read the Trump admin letter barring Harvard from enrolling international students Local leaders call on Healey to defend them from 'state-sanctioned violence' by ICE Trump admin turns sights on 'activist' Mass. judge who said deportation defied court order Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Springsteen releases EP featuring anti-Trump rants from UK concert
Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen continued his criticism of President Donald Trump Wednesday by releasing a six-track digital extended play (EP) that included his political rants while performing in Manchester, United Kingdom, last week. "The Boss" included four songs on the 31-minute EP, "Land of Hope & Dreams." The songs included "Land of Hope and Dreams," "Long Walk Home," "My City of Ruins" and "Chimes of Freedom." All four songs were recorded live May 14, 2025, when Springsteen publicly lambasted Trump. During his intro to "Land of Hope and Dreams," Springsteen said it was great to be back in Manchester, calling on the "righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times." Kid Rock Calls Out Bruce Springsteen's Anti-trump Rant On European Tour, Says It Was A 'Punk Move' "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," he said. "Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring." Read On The Fox News App Springsteen went on another political rant against Trump and the U.S. government before the E Street Band kicked into the song "My City of Ruins." "There's some very weird, strange and dangerous s--- going on out there right now," Springsteen told the British crowd. "In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now. In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction and abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death. Trump Calls Springsteen 'Highly Overrated' After Rocker Labels Him 'Treasonous' Overseas "This is happening now," he added. "In my country, they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that they inflict on loyal American workers. They're rolling back historic civil rights legislation that led to a more just and plural society. They're abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom." Springsteen also accused the government of defunding American universities that "won't bow down to their ideological demands." "They're removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons," he said. "This is all happening now. A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government. They have no concern or idea of what it means to be deeply American. Fox News Politics Newsletter: No Love Lost Between Trump And 'The Boss' "The America that I've sung to you about for 50 years is real and, regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people," Springsteen added. "So, we'll survive this moment." The crowd responded with applause when Springsteen continued to pontificate his stance on the current administration. The comments went viral last week, and Trump responded by slamming Springsteen and calling him "highly overrated" Friday. Bruce Springsteen Ignores Question About Trump Feud While Signing Autographs: Video "I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "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. "Sleepy Joe didn't have a clue as to what he was doing, but Springsteen is 'dumb as a rock,' and couldn't see what was going on, or could he (which is even worse!)? This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare.' Then we'll all see how it goes for him!" Springsteen declared last year that "I'll be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz" in the presidential election. Harris lost the race to Trump. Fox News Digital's Greg Norman, Lindsay Kornick and Brooke Singman contributed to this article source: Bruce Springsteen releases EP featuring anti-Trump rants from UK concert
San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bruce Springsteen's anti-Trump speech is now available to stream
Bruce Springsteen is standing firmly behind his recent condemnations of the Trump administration, despite facing backlash directly from the president. The Boss has made his onstage remarks about Donald Trump, who he referred to as ' sadistic' and 'incompetent,' available for fans to stream online as part of his latest EP. 'Land of Hope & Dreams,' released Wednesday, May 21, features highlights from Springsteen's controversial concert in Manchester, England last week. The six-track release includes audio snippets from the 'Born in the U.S.A.' singer's mid-show comments about the Trump administration, in which he criticized a number of its recent policies and deemed the president as 'unfit.' It also includes the live audio recordings of 'Land of Hope and Dreams,' 'Long Walk Home,' 'My City of Ruins' and 'Chimes of Freedom.' Meanwhile, Trump took to social media Wednesday morning to continue his week-long string of attacks against the singer. He shared a clip of himself hitting a drive at a LIV Golf event edited together with one of Springsteen tripping onstage, making it appear as though he knocked over the singer with a golf ball. Trump also singled the musician out earlier this week, threatening a 'major investigation' after accusing Springsteen of an 'illegal campaign contribution' during last year's election. He then proceeded to target a range of other celebrities including Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Bono. The president has not provided any evidence to back up these claims. Immediately after Springsteen spoke ill of him on May 14, Trump fired back by calling the Grammy-winning musician a 'dried out 'prune' of a rocker' among other insults in a social media rant. He went on to warn Springsteen to 'keep his mouth shut' until he returns to the U.S. Neil Young, who also has a reputation of speaking out against Trump, stood in solidarity with his fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer in a message shared to his official Neil Young Archives site on Tuesday, May 20. 'Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America,' Young wrote, directly addressing Trump. 'You worry about that instead of the dyin' kids in Gaza. That's your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us.'
NDTV
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
'Obnoxious Jerk', 'No Longer Hot': Trump Insults Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift
President Donald Trump used his down time on Air Force One Friday to insult "obnoxious JERK" Bruce Springsteen and declare Taylor Swift "no longer HOT" in social media blasts against the music giants. Trump -- returning from a whirlwind Middle East diplomatic trip -- took to his Truth Social platform to feud with Springsteen, who this week told a British concert audience that his homeland is now ruled by a "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration." In return, the 78-year-old Republican said the legendary rocker, nicknamed "the Boss," is "Highly Overrated." "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," Trump wrote in the lengthy tirade. "This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just "standard fare." Then we'll all see how it goes for him!" Springsteen is an outspoken liberal critic of Trump and campaigned for Democratic president Joe Biden's ultimately abandoned reelection run last year. While in Manchester on his "Land of Hope & Dreams" tour Wednesday, he told fans that "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 in danger. "Raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring," Springsteen said. Trump also had strong words for Swift, who endorsed Biden's replacement as the Democratic candidate in 2024, Kamala Harris. In a separate post, which provided no context, the US president said: "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'" He appeared to be referencing a post in September last year when he declared "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" Swift, 35, is the wealthiest female musician on the planet, with an estimated personal wealth of $1.6 billion, 14 Grammys and 30 MTV Video Music awards.
Japan Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Trump insults Springsteen, Swift from Air Force One
US President Donald Trump has been insulting music stars Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift from Air Force One U.S. President Donald Trump used his down time on Air Force One Friday to insult "obnoxious JERK" Bruce Springsteen and declare Taylor Swift "no longer HOT" in social media blasts against the music giants. Trump -- returning from a whirlwind Middle East diplomatic trip -- took to his Truth Social platform to feud with Springsteen, who this week told a British concert audience that his homeland is now ruled by a "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration." In return, the 78-year-old Republican said the legendary rocker, nicknamed "the Boss," is "Highly Overrated." "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," Trump wrote in the lengthy tirade. "This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare.' Then we'll all see how it goes for him!" Springsteen is an outspoken liberal critic of Trump and campaigned for Democratic president Joe Biden's ultimately abandoned reelection run last year. While in Manchester on his "Land of Hope & Dreams" tour Wednesday, he told fans that "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 in danger. "Raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring," Springsteen said. Trump also had strong words for Swift, who endorsed Biden's replacement as the Democratic candidate in 2024, Kamala Harris. In a separate post, which provided no context, the US president said: "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'" He appeared to be referencing a post in September last year when he declared "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" Swift, 35, is the wealthiest female musician on the planet, with an estimated personal wealth of $1.6 billion, 14 Grammys and 30 MTV Video Music awards. © 2025 AFP
