Trump slams Springsteen after the rocker called him ‘treasonous’

CNN President Donald Trump had a few words for The Boss In a Friday morning Truth Social post the president criticized Bruce Springsteen for go ing to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States The president s comments come days after Springsteen lambasted Trump during the first show of his latest tour with the E Street Band Speaking at the Manchester-based concert on Wednesday Springsteen branded the Trump administration corrupt incompetent and treasonous calling on all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us Raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring Springsteen disclosed at the Mancunian show The setlist was a marked departure from the band s post-pandemic shows While the last insufficient years have seen Springsteen play a mostly autobiographical introspective set devoid of the political statements that have been the hallmarks of his career the performance on Wednesday Springsteen s first since Trump returned to the Oval Office included several A representative for Springsteen did not respond to a request for comment after Trump s social media post Trump s Truth Social post also saw the president accuse Springsteen of not being a talented guy an ironic allegation given Trump previously featured the rocker s Born in the U S A at multiple rallies without Springsteen s consent The post also slammed Springsteen for speaking out against the president while abroad rather than while on US soil 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 that s just standard fare Trump wrote Then we ll all see how it goes for him Springsteen has supported and campaigned for several Democratic candidates throughout his career Trump of module has a history of criticizing other notable entertainment figures such as George Clooney Taylor Swift and Meryl Streep CNN s Andrew Kirell contributed to this review