Springsteen, 76, Walks Past Christie’s High-Five at Brooklyn Concert
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 15
Springsteen, 76, Walks Past Christie’s High-Five at Brooklyn Concert
9 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 15
Barclays Center footage showed Bruce Springsteen passing Chris Christie’s outstretched hand during Thursday’s show, leaving the former New Jersey governor to pull back, glance upward and then clap.
The moment drew attention because Christie, 63, has long cast himself as a devoted Springsteen fan, saying in March that they still text and talk despite political differences.
Christie said their relationship soured after Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon mocked Bridgegate in 2013, then improved after an airport apology and later encounters in Brooklyn.
Politics still shadow the pairing: Springsteen has feuded publicly with Donald Trump, while Christie moved from early Trump ally to sharp critic by the 2024 campaign.
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