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Standing by his statements made during the concert, Springsteen made

sure to share the full speech on both YouTube and his official website.

During the speech, he declared, “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.

Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American

experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and

let freedom ring!”

Not stopping there, Springsteen considered the “richest men” to be taking

pleasure in the pain of the American people.

“In my country, they’re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on

loyal American workers.

They’re rolling back historic civil rights legislation that has led to a more just

and plural society.

They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against

those struggling for their freedom.”

Not staying silent, President Trump lashed out at Springsteen on his social

media platform, declaring, “I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen

goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United

States.

Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and,

importantly, he’s not a talented guy – Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who

fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL, and

our WORST EVER President, who came close to destroying our Country.”

With Trump berating Springsteen and even Swift in the past, The

Federation of Musicians had had enough.

Issuing a statement, the AFM International President Tino Gagliardi wrote,

“The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada

will not remain silent as two of our members-Bruce Springsteen and

Taylor Swift-are singled out and personally attacked by the President of

the United States.

Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift are not just brilliant musicians, they are

role models and inspirations to millions of people in the United States and

across the world.”

Defending the rights of both Springsteen and Swift, Gagliardi concluded,

“Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we stand in

solidarity with all over members.”

Outside of his comments on Springsteen, Trump once took aim at Swift

during the 2024 Presidential election.

He wrote, “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’

she’s no longer ‘HOT?””

Although his take, Swift and Springsteen produced mesmerizing careers

that spanned decades and included countless awards.

And if that wasn’t enough, combined, the singers sold over 400 million

albums.