Donald Trump takes feud with Bruce Springsteen to social media
It looks like this feud isn’t ending anytime soon.
A day after Bruce Springsteen was back on stage in Manchester, England, for a concert, President Donald Trump took to social media to post a video of him playing golf while Springsteen takes a tumble on stage.
This is just the latest interaction between the two, who have been feuding for years, but heated up recently when "The Boss" took shots at Trump during the European tour.
The video was posted less than 24 hours after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band opened their Tuesday, May 20, show at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England, with “No Surrender” after the Jersey Shore rocker called the Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during his concert introduction.
It wasn't the first time he did that.
“Are you ready for round three!” Springsteen said at the start of the concert before reiterating what he said at the previous shows. “The mighty E Street Band is here tonight on a mission! We are going to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock ‘n roll in dangerous times!”
Trump hasn't been shy in answering Springsteen.
"Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy," Trump wrote on social media. "Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden."
The president was also annoyed at stars who donated their time and efforts to his opponents. Trump lost to Biden in the 2020 election and defeated Kamala Harris in 2024.
“I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter,” Trump said. “Candidates aren't allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment.”
Since kicking off the tour, Springsteen has been pretty consistent about his feelings on the president.
"In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and 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 during a May 16 concert.
“Tonight we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring.”
So has Trump.
“There's some very weird, strange, and dangerous (blank) going on out there right now. 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 in abandoning the world’s poorest children to sickness and death. This is happening now. In my country they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers. They're rolling back historic civil rights legislation that has led to a more just and plural society. They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They are defunding American universities that won’t bow down to their ideological demands. They are removing residents off American streets and without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now."
While Trump has plenty of supporters, most musicians are on team Springsteen.
Eddie Vedder blasts Donald Trump in Pittsburgh
Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder spoke out in defense of his fellow rocker.
“(Trump’s) response had nothing to do with the issues," Vedder said during a concert in Pittsburgh. "They didn’t talk about one of those issues, they didn’t have a conversation about one of those issues. They didn’t debate about any one of those issues. All that we heard were personal attacks and threats that nobody else should try to use their microphones or voice in public or they’ll be shut down.”
"Now that’s not allowed in this country that we call America. Part of free speech is open discussion. Part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name-calling is so beneath us. Bruce has always been as pro-American with his values and liberty, and his justice has always remained intact. And I’m saying this now to be sure this freedom to speak will still exist in a year or two when we come back to this microphone.”
Neil Young rips Donald Trump
Neil Young was also in Springsteen's corner, and spoke out on his blog.
“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. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us.
“You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That’s your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.
“Taylor Swift is right. So is Bruce. You know how I feel. You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA. Wake up Trump!! Remember what the White House is?
You are forgetting your real job. You work for us. Wake up Republicans! This guy is out of control. We need a real president!”
Donald Trump on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift hasn't said anything recently about Trump, but the president has Swift on his mind. He posted on his social media site Truth Social that the most famous singer in the world right now isn't as "hot" after she backed Harris over Trump.
"Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she’s no longer 'HOT?'" the president wrote.