Trump Insults Springsteen, Urges Concert Boycott

President Donald Trump targeted rock musician Bruce Springsteen with personal insults on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, urging supporters to boycott the artist's concerts shortly after Springsteen launched a politically charged tour in Minneapolis.

In the post, Trump described Springsteen as a "bad, and very boring singer" who "looks like a dried up prune" and suffers from "Trump Derangement Syndrome." He called the performer a "total loser" and concluded by saying, "MAGA should boycott his overpriced concerts, which suck. Save your hard earned money. America is back!" The remarks followed the opening night of Springsteen's Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, where the singer addressed the audience about current political issues.

Springsteen, a longtime critic of the administration, told the crowd that the America he has written about for 50 years "is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration." He called for choosing "hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over...