Bruce Springsteen Isn’t Going to Shy Away From Criticizing Trump: ‘I Can’t Give These Guys a Free Pass’

Bruce Springsteen has ne'er been shy astir wherever helium stands erstwhile it comes to politics, and he’s not astir to halt now. In a caller Time screen communicative published Thursday (Sept. 25), the Boss explains wherefore he’s called retired and volition proceed to telephone retired President Donald Trump.

 “I’m going to enactment existent to who I’ve tried to beryllium … I can’t springiness these guys a escaped pass,” helium told the mag astir speaking retired during the kickoff amusement of his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour successful Manchester, England, connected May 14. During that set, the 20-time Grammy victor slammed the president, saying that the United States was “currently successful the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.” (His speech was included successful The Land of Hope and Dreams EP, which arrived successful May.)

Two days aft Springsteen shared his stance astir the existent occupant of the White House connected stage, Trump responded to the insult connected his Truth Social platform, calling the Boss a “jerk” who’s “not talented” and “dumb arsenic a rock,” past warned the instrumentalist to “KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until helium gets backmost into the Country.”

But Springsteen — who endorsed Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris successful the 2024 predetermination — told Time helium “couldn’t attraction less” what the twice-impeached president thinks of him. “He’s the surviving personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for,” helium said. (The 25th Amendment refers to the removal of the president from office.) “If Congress had immoderate guts, he’d beryllium consigned to the trash heap of history.”

His verbal clashes with the president this twelvemonth didn’t extremity there. After Springsteen’s onstage disapproval of the commandant successful chief, Trump accused the instrumentalist and Beyoncé — who some campaigned for Harris — of taking portion successful an “illegal predetermination scam” by allegedly accepting outgo for their appearances; the claims were debunked. And successful a June New York Times interview, the rocker went connected to telephone Trump a “moron” and besides slammed the ICE raids astir the state arsenic “disgusting, and a unspeakable tragedy.”

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