“In my home, which I love, which I wrote about, which I wrote about, which for 250 years was a symbol of hope and freedom, is currently ruled by a corrupt, incompetent and treacherous administration,” said Springsteen on stage in Manchester during the first concert from the European concert tour he takes with his band E Street Band.
“At the moment very strange, unusual and dangerous things are happening,” added Springsteen later. He probably referred to drastic cuts of government expenditure ordered by a billionaire and adviser to US President Elon Musk.
– In America people are persecuted for exercising the right to freedom of speech and expressing an objection. The richest people derive satisfaction from leaving the poorest children in the world to the state of illness and death. This is happening now – he said.
A 75-year-old musician, known for such hits as “Born To Run” or “Dancing in the Dark”, has been consistently and loudly opposed to Trump.
During his first presidential campaign in 2016, Springsteen called a republican candidate “a moron” and accused him of introducing “very dangerous ideas” to the mainstream, such as “white nationalism and alt-right movement”.
During the presidential campaign of Trump in 2024. Springsteen joined the long list of American celebrities who supported the Kamali Harris Democrats candidate. He stated then that Trump “was running to become an American tyrant.”
