Donald Trump is back on Bruce Springsteen’s case, and this round is as personal as it gets. Just two days after Springsteen opened his ‘Land of Hope and Dreams Tour’ by tearing into the Trump administration, the president fired off a fresh Truth Social rant that quickly sent the feud roaring back into the spotlight.
Springsteen had called the administration “corrupt, incompetent, reckless, and treasonous” from the stage. Trump answered with a post that mixed insults, politics, and a call for action from his base. The result was another loud chapter in one of the most familiar celebrity-political grudges in America.
Trump Turns Bruce Feud Into Boycott Push
In his post, Trump called Springsteen a “bad, and very boring singer” and mocked his appearance, calling him a “dried up prune.” He also accused the rock legend of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and urged supporters to stop spending money on his shows. “MAGA SHOULD BOYCOTT HIS OVERPRICED CONCERTS. SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY. AMERICA IS BACK!!!” Trump wrote.
That line is what really lit up the reaction online. Political shots from Trump are nothing new. A direct push for a boycott gives this latest blowup a sharper edge, especially because Springsteen has never exactly been quiet about where he stands.
This clash goes back years. During the 2016 election, Springsteen said the country was “under siege,” and warned that the ideas Trump was pushing were dangerous. In 2020, he escalated again on his SiriusXM show ‘From My Home to Yours,’ calling Trump “a con man from Queens” and describing him as “the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.”
Springsteen Shows No Sign Of Backing Off
Trump has responded before, and often. Last year, after Springsteen used his European tour to criticize him again, Trump called the singer “dumb as a rock” and repeated the “dried out prune” jab. Days later, he shifted into campaign attack mode, demanding an investigation into celebrity appearances linked to Kamala Harris and naming Beyoncé, Oprah, and Bono alongside Springsteen.
Still, Springsteen keeps saying what he wants to say, and he does not seem interested in softening it now. Speaking recently, he made it clear that backlash is part of the deal. “My job is very simple: I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say, and then people get to say what they want to say about it,” he said. “The blowback is just part of it. I’m ready for all that.”
