Donald Trump made clear Friday that he is not a fan of Bruce Springsteen after the rock icon condemned the president’s “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration” at the opening show of his British tour earlier this week.
In a Truth Social post, Trump bashed the Boss — once dubbed by Rolling Stone as the “embodiment of rock & roll” — as “Highly Overrated” and “not a talented guy.”
“I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” Trump wrote. “Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy.”
Trump went on to accuse Springsteen of being a “pushy, obnoxious JERK” and “dumb as a rock” for having previously supported President Joe Biden, before attacking Springsteen’s appearance.
“This dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country,” the president wrote, adding, “Then we’ll all see how it goes for him!”
Springsteen, 75, made headlines earlier this week for his pointed criticism of the Trump administration at his concert in Manchester, England, kicking off his “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour.
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” he said. He went on to ask his fans to “raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!”
Trump, apparently posting from the United Arab Emirates as his Middle East trip wraps up, also took aim at another music superstar Friday: Taylor Swift. The president resurrected his feud with the “Cruel Summer” singer in a Truth Social missive posted minutes before his Springsteen rant.
“Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’” Trump wrote, suggesting that his recent criticism of Swift has made her less of a global phenom in recent months.
Swift, the top-selling global artist of 2024, has stepped away from the spotlight in recent months after wrapping her record-breaking international “Eras Tour” in December. Trump lashed out at her during the 2024 election cycle after she endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
