Bruce Springsteens anti-Trump rant: Letters to the Editor May 24, 2025
The Issue: Bruce Springsteen slamming the Trump administration at his concert in Manchester, England.I think Bruce Springsteen has forgotten where he came from (“Scorn in the U.S.A.,” May 17).Like most Democrats, he fails to see that the majority of voters elected President Trump, and thank God we did.Bruce, you get paid to sing, and nobody cares about your political views.Shame on you for condemning our president in a foreign country.Judy WarzenskiMorganville, NJBruce claims what’s going on now is that “the majority of our elected representatives have utterly failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government.”Isn’t this an exact, spot-on description of what we lived under in the last administration with former President Joe Biden opening the borders to millions of illegal migrants, including murderers, rapists, child molesters, drug traffickers, gangbangers and even terrorists?Talk about an unfit president.Eugene DunnMedfordSpringsteen is entitled to his opinion, though he should not profess to speak for the majority of Americans.He has no credibility when he never commented on Biden’s shambolic mess of an administration.We hear you, Bruce; true Patriots are just not in tune with what you’re saying.Peter CooperBronxvilleWhat Springsteen’s brought to the stage in England wasn’t expected, especially given his location.It is no secret that he is not a fan of Trump, and that is his right, as is his right to speak negatively.However, he didn’t miss a beat while being downright disrespectful and vile while on stage.
He knew that his audience would be in full support.Rather than sitting down for a civil conversation to discuss the issues, as Bill Maher has done, Springsteen prefers to die on his sword of ignorance and degrade the current administration whenever possible.Mark HollingsworthLexington, Ky.There are the truly ignorant and then there’s Springsteen.Has there ever been a president more “...