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Donald Trump Swears He's Not a Fan of 'Highly Overrated' Bruce Springsteen

Headline from Rolling Stone, on the newest of 2 developments

After Bruce Springsteen called him 'incompetent' at his European tour opener, Donald Trump insisted he 'never liked' the musician or his music.

Rolling Stone's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bruce Springsteen on Trump: US ‘in hands of corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration’

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Donald Trump Swears He's Not a Fan of 'Highly Overrated' Bruce Springsteen

    Headline from Rolling Stone ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Entertainment Weekly

    Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration 'corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

    Published

    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Bruce Springsteen slammed the Trump administration as 'corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous' on the opening night of his tour.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration ‘corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous’ in European tour opener (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Boss opened his "Land Of Hope and Dreams Tour" in Manchester, England. He did not hold back when speaking about President Trump.

  3. Seattle Times

    Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration ‘corrupt, incompetent and treasonous’ in European tour opener (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Bruce Springsteen’s comments were widely mocked and vilified on social media by Trump supporters. On X, he was called “a mentally deranged idiot” a “paid propagandist” and a “moron.”

  4. Breitbart News

    Bruce Springsteen Says America Has a ‘Corrupt and Treasonous Administration’: Trump ‘Siding with Dictators’ (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Aging rocker and longtime Democratic Party mouthpiece Bruce Springsteen delivered a splenetic tirade against Donald Trump on Wednesday night, opening his England tour by attacking the Republican president's "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration."

  5. The Hill

    Bruce Springsteen on Trump: US ‘in hands of corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration’ (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Bruce Springsteen is using his voice to lambast President Trump, saying the country is “currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.” “There’s some very weird, strange and dangerous s‑‑‑ going on out there right now.

  6. Deadline

    Bruce Springsteen Says Trump Is Running “A Corrupt, Incompetent And Treasonous Administration” (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Bruce Springsteen blasted President Donald Trump as he started his European concert tour in England.

  7. The Guardian

    Bruce Springsteen says Trump is running ‘rogue government’ and ‘siding with dictators’ (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Rock’n’roll legend makes series of blistering speeches on stage in Manchester, targeting ‘corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration’

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Trump slams Springsteen after the rocker called him ‘treasonous’ (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump had some 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.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Donald Trump Swears He's Not a Fan of 'Highly Overrated' Bruce Springsteen (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    After Bruce Springsteen called him 'incompetent' at his European tour opener, Donald Trump insisted he 'never liked' the musician or his music.

  10. Fox News

    Trump calls Springsteen 'highly overrated' after rocker labels him 'treasonous' overseas (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump slammed Bruce Springsteen after the rocker called his administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" while on tour in the United Kingdom.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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