Posted on 05/21/2026 1:47:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Springsteen performed his ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' during Colbert's penultimate episode yesterday (May 20)
Bruce Springsteen has hailed Stephen Colbert as “the first guy in America who lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke”.
Read More: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ review: a bruising boss of a biopic The Boss appeared as a musical guest on the Late Night legend’s penultimate episode yesterday (20 May). Colbert has hosted the show since 2015, and his final week has featured guests such as David Byrne, Jon Stewart and Steven Spielberg.
Though CBS have stated the show has been cancelled for “financial reasons”, there has been speculation that Late Night was axed for political reasons. Colbert has been an outspoken critic of Trump since his initial inauguration in 2016.
Now, Springsteen – another vocal critic of the president – has hit out again at Trump during his performance of ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ on Colbert’s show.
“I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you are the first guy in America who lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke… and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want,” Springsteen said.
“Stephen, these are small-minded people,” he added. “They got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about.”
Trump publicly responded to the news of Late Night‘s cancellation at the time, writing: “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!”
Colbert hit back at the President on his next show, feigning outrage and saying: “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?”.
Turning to a camera marked “Eloquence Cam”, Colbert deadpanned in a New York accent: “Go fuck yourself”.
Colbert hasn’t just criticised Trump – he’s also spoken out against CBS’ parent company Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with Trump for $16million (£12million).
The lawsuit was filed over claims that CBS News deceptively edited an interview with Trump’s 2024 election rival Kamala Harris.
Meanwhile, Springsteen has been involved in multiple heated disputed with Trump himself, in which he has called for the POTUS to be impeached and “consigned to the trash heap of history”. He has also previously described the president as “corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous”.
In response, Trump has branded The Boss as a “pushy, obnoxious JERK” and a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker”.
Springsteen also used his first tour date to criticise Trump and the actions of ICE following the killing of two of the city’s citizens – Renee Good and Alex Pretti. He also claimed that US citizens were “living through some very dark times” as the “American values that have sustained us for 250 years are being challenged as never before.”
Meanwhile, the White House slammed Springsteen’s tour before it had even commenced, with Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung saying: “When this loser Springsteen comes back home to his own City of Ruins in his head, he’ll realise his Glory Days are behind him and his fans have left him Out in the Street, putting him in a Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out because he has a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain”.
Elsewhere, Bruce Springsteen has made a powerful statement after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
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He'll never do it because it will lose the same $40 million per year.
But yeah, blame President Trump.
This country is center-right. Every night he insults over half the country.
Booze Springsteen has no moral standing to say anything.
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Scorn In The USA: Jeep Pauses Bruce Springsteen Ad Campaign After Drunk Driving Charge
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Posted on 2/10/2021, 8:49:05 PM by blam
Jeep has officially paused its Bruce Springsteen ad campaign that aired during the Super Bowl following the revelation that the pro-Biden rock singer was arrested for drunk driving in November.
So says the bum that can’t even sing!
I read the head. No need to read the replies. If you can’t summarize Springsteen’s response in less than 3 words there’s no use trying to understand.
My 3 words: What an idiot.
Two words: He Sucks!
I remember a certain rodeo clown who offended president jug ears.
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Springsteen another one of the slow ones has no idea what ratings are or how they work.
More like a PR agent for the chumps to follow.
It’s icky listening to these nobodies who isn’t important in the big scheme of our lives: I would say, shut and sing but his voice doesn’t get it for many and is also a liar. The president had nothing to do with that nasty person losing his job. These people can never take responsibility for their lives. Everything is Trump, Trump, Trump. They can’t even show respect for the 77 millions of their fellow countrymen and women WHO DULY ELECTED THE PRESIDENT. And the other is just a nasty bitter old man who was never funny. They are selfish, self-centered narcissist to the hilt and the only ones who pay them any attention is liberal losers like they are.
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