Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump’s 2nd Administration a 'Ship of Fools' as America Nears 250th Birthday
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Updated · TheWrap · Jul 5
Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump’s 2nd Administration a 'Ship of Fools' as America Nears 250th Birthday
3 articles · Updated · TheWrap · Jul 5
Summary
PBS NewsHour’s July 4 special featured Springsteen warning that U.S. democracy and the Constitution are under threat, while still saying he remains “realistically optimistic” the country will emerge stronger.
50,000-fan stadium crowds are why he keeps performing across political lines, Springsteen said, describing his work as a “big tent” effort in the “hearts and minds business.”
Friday’s program coincided with the opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music in New Jersey, where he argued songs written 25, 40 and 45 years ago still resonate because the country has not yet become what it should be.
Trump had called for a MAGA boycott of Springsteen earlier Saturday after the singer embraced “critical patriotism,” underscoring the political clash around his comments.