Bruce Springsteen isn’t scared behind MAGA for bashing Trump

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Bruce Springsteen isn’t worried that his frequent criticism of US President Donald Trump has cost him some of his most loyal fans.

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Earlier this year, Springsteen announced that he was launching a 20-date Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, which came after his protest song. On the streets of Minneapolis which he released after US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis by ICE agents.

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“In the ice and cold of winter / Down Nicollet Avenue / The burning city fought fire and ice / ‘Neath an occupier’s boots,” Springsteen sings. “Two dead left to die in the snowy streets / Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”

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Appearing on stage at the Light of Day Winterfest in Red Bank, NJ, in January, Springsteen said the US was “living in incredibly difficult times.”

“In the United States, the ideas and values ​​it had 250 years ago are being tested in a way that they have never been in modern times,” he said in a video shared on social media. Fox News. “If you believe in the rule of law and that no one is above it, if you stand against the armed forces invading an American city using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don’t deserve to be killed for exercising your American right to protest, then send this president a message.”

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When announcing the tour, he told fans “the horsemen are coming.”

“My brothers and sisters, fans, friends and good people from coast to coast, we live in dark, troubling and dangerous times. But do not despair… We will be rocking your city to celebrate and defend America, American democracy, American freedom, our American constitution and our sacred American dream,” said Springsteen. “They are all under attack from our kingpin and his brutal government in Washington, DC. Everyone, no matter where you stand or what you believe, is welcome. So come out and join the United Free Republic of E Street community for an American fountain of rock and rebellion. We’ll see there.”

Springsteen tour will be ‘a big deal’

Ahead of the tour starting Tuesday in Minneapolis, Springsteen said Minnesota Star Tribune that the trip “will be political and will be very informative about what is happening in the country.”

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“Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was where I wanted to start, and I wanted to end it in Washington,” he told the outlet ( Variety). “E Street Band was built for tough times. It always was. These are the times when I think we can be really important and important to the community. These are the times that fill the band with purpose, so I try to fill the set list around those ideas.”

Springsteen also said he’s not losing sleep over the prospect of some of his fans who voted for Trump losing interest in his music.

He said: “I don’t worry about it. “My job is very simple: I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say and people say what they want to say about it. Those are the rules of my game. That’s fine with me. I’m not worried about losing this part of your audience. I’ve always had an opinion about the level we’re playing culturally, and I’m determined to continue my opinion. that.”

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No Kings rally performance

Springsteen also played at the No Kings concert in Minnesota over the weekend.

“This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. They picked the wrong city,” the singer-songwriter said on stage. USA Today. “The strength and unity of the people of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been an inspiration to the entire country.”

He went on to address the ICE arrests taking place across the US, telling the crowd, “these attacks on American cities will not stop.”

Springsteen also said the names of Good and Pretti “will never be forgotten.”

Trump White House reacts to ‘losing’ Springsteen

After Springsteen announced the Land of Hope and Dreams road show, White House communications director Steven Cheung blasted Boss by quoting some of the New Jersey native’s writings.

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“When this loser Springsteen returns home to his City of Ruins in his head, he’ll realize his Glory Days are behind him and his fans have left him on the Street, putting him in the Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out because he has a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has killed his brain,” Cheung told Politico.

Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, also dismissed Springsteen’s negative comments, saying no one cares about the singer’s “bad political views.”

“If he truly believed in the rule of law, he would understand that illegal immigrants should be deported, that obstructing law enforcement is a crime and that officers have the right to self-defense if someone uses their vehicle as a deadly weapon,” Jackson said in a statement shared with New York Times.

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Last year, after Springsteen called the president “unfit” for office and ignorant of “what it means to be a serious American,” Trump fired back in a Public Truth post in which he called the 20-time Grammy winner an “amazing, obnoxious JERK” and a “dried scumbag.”

mdaniell@postmedia.com

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