At a New Jersey show, Springsteen delivers strong message on ICE actions

Springsteen has expressed strong feelings against Donald Trump and his administration before.

In a June 2025 interview with The New York Times, the singer-songwriter spoke critically about the former president’s leadership and how his policies affected the nation’s social cohesion.

“It’s an American tragedy,” he said. “I think that it was the combination of the deindustrialization of the country and then the incredible increase in wealth disparity that left so many people behind. It was ripe for a demagogue. And while I can’t believe it was this moron that came along, he fit the bill for some people.”