{"id":3397,"date":"2026-04-01T09:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3397"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:03:57","slug":"bruce-springsteen-bashes-trump-admin-as-he-kicks-off-land-of-hope-and-dreams-tour-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3397","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen bashes Trump admin as he kicks off Land of Hope and Dreams Tour in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen blasted the Trump administration as \u201creckless and treasonous\u201d as he kicked off his American tour with a pointed concert in Minnesota Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 76-year-old billionaire ranted against policies that President Trump has implemented since he took office \u2014 such as the crackdown on illegal immigration and the ongoing Iran war \u2014 during his three-hour-long \u201cLand of Hope &amp; Dreams American Tour\u201d show in Minneapolis, Minn. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living through some very dark times,\u201d Springsteen claimed to the sold-out Target Center, according to Variety. \u201cOur American values that have sustained us for 250 years are being challenged as never before. We\u2019ve got our young men and women\u2019s lives at risk in an unconstitutional and illegal war.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen holds up a \u201cNo Kings\u201d sign during a concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. on March 31, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen points out to the crowd during the first show of his \u201cLand of Hope &amp; Dreams American Tour.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The current Iranian conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, is officially designated a US combat operation, with the Senate voting to block a war powers resolution that targeted Trump\u2019s rein of military authority.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The New Jersey native repeated several taglines throughout the concert that he has used over the past year in his numerous attacks against the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here in celebration and defense of our American ideals,\u201d Springsteen said. \u201cDemocracy, our Constitution and our sacred American promise, the America that I love, the America that I\u2019ve written about for 50 years, that\u2019s been a beacon of hope and liberty around the world, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen, a fierce advocate and supporter for former Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 failed presidential campaign, rambled off a laundry list of grievances of Trump policies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Schwartz \/ Pool via CNP \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen and Anthony Almonte perform on stage during a concert in Minneapolis, Minn. on March 31, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Springsteen, a fierce advocate and supporter for former Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 failed presidential campaign, rambled off a laundry list of grievances of Trump policies. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer\u2019s opposition included illegal immigrants being detained, the way Attorney General Pam Bondi was running the Justice Department and the US cutting off aid to foreign entities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe richest men in America have abandoned the world\u2019s poorest children through death and disease, through their dismantling of US aid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are abandoning NATO and the world order that\u2019s kept us safe and at global peace for 80 years,\u201d Springsteen said, dismissing the countless military operations in the Middle East since at least the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur museums are being told to whitewash American history of any unpleasant or inconvenient facts like the full history of the brutality of slavery. You want to talk about snowflakes? We have a president who can\u2019t handle the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile working Americans struggle, our president and his family enrich themselves by billions of dollars training on the people\u2019s office in corruption unmatched in American history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Springsteen\u2019s first song of the night was his 1986 track \u201cWar\u201d before he returned to his stammering speech of anti-Trump rhetoric, accusing the White House of \u201cdestroying the American ideal and our reputation around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the concert, Springsteen repeatedly shouted, \u201cThis is happening now\u201d and claimed we are in a \u201ccritical moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo many, we are no longer looked upon as an often imperfect but strong defender of democracy standing for the global good, we are no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now, to many, America the reckless, unpredictable, predatory rogue nation. That is this administration\u2019s and this president\u2019s legacy,\u201d he repeated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Springsteen\u2019s first song of the night was his 1986 track \u201cWar\u201d before he returned to his stammering speech of anti-Trump rhetoric. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen hold up a guitar during a \u201cNo Kings\u201d protest outside the Minnesota State Capitol on March 28, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Springsteen, who was branded a hypocrite for the ridiculous high prices he was charging for his \u201cworking-class\u201d crowd, called on his fans to \u201cfight\u201d against the elected politicians. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many of our elected leaders have failed us that this American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people,\u201d he said. \u201cSo join us and let\u2019s fight for the America that we love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the concert, Springsteen was glorified by his Minnesota followers with a star at Minneapolis concert venue First Avenue for his work during the anti-ICE protests in the city back in January.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen performed his protest track \u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d following the deaths of anti-ICE agitators Renee Good and Alex Pretti on Jan. 28.<\/p>\n<p>For his performance of the controversial track, Springsteen stood at center stage alone as audience members waved their flashlights in the air as the words \u201cICE Out Now,\u201d lit up the screens in the arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll take our stand for this land\/And the stranger in our midst\/We\u2019ll remember the names of those who died\/On the streets of Minneapolis,\u201d he sang.<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen is expected to continue his anti-Trump tour across the 20-stops, including four in New 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