Trump hits Springsteen with a golf ball in fake video as feud escalates National |
The clip shows Trump on a golf course teeing up. After hitting a shot, the footage cuts to Springsteen being struck on the back with a digitally imposed golf ball.
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again escalated his feud with legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen, this time in the form of a digitally altered video.
Last week, the president called for an investigation into Springsteen after the singer condemned the actions of the U.S. administration during a concert in the U.K. a few days prior, where he accused the American government of being âcorrupt, incompetent, and treasonous.â
On Thursday, following numerous social media-driven jabs at Springsteen and other outspoken celebrity Democrats, Trump retaliated further by sharing a doctored video of himself hitting Springsteen with a golf ball on his X and Truth Social accounts.
The clip shows Trump, a golf enthusiast, on a golf course teeing up. After hitting a shot, the footage cuts to Springsteen on a stage, his back to the camera, being struck on the back with a digitally-imposed golf ball, and tripping over.
There was no caption accompanying the video.
Trumpâs latest dressing down of the storied musician came days after a late-night spout from Americaâs commander-in-chief.
On Monday, ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Trump took to Truth Social to share a rambling tirade directed at Springsteen and other Hollywood A-listers who endorsed his presidential opponent Kamala Harris.
0:56 Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration âcorrupt, incompetent, and treasonousâ during UK concert
âHOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?â Trump wrote, âWHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISNâT THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCĂ? ⌠AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???, â he continued.
âI am going to call for a major investigation into this matter. Candidates arenât allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,â he went on.
âIn addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. ITâS NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic âentertainers,â this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system,â the president concluded.
About eight hours later, he took to social media again.
âAccording to news reports, BeyoncĂŠ was paid $11,000,000 to walk onto a stage, quickly ENDORSE KAMALA, and walk off to loud booing for never having performed, NOT EVEN ONE SONG!â Trump wrote.
âRemember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT.â
Transitioning to full caps, the president rounded off his hours-long rant.
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âTHIS IS AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! ITÂ IS AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, OPRAH, BONO AND, PERHAPS, MANY OTHERS, HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!!,â he wrote.
2:29 Canada looking at joining Trumpâs âGolden Dome,â Carney confirms
Springsteen is one of Trumpâs most high-profile and longstanding critics and was a vocal proponent of Kamal Harris during last yearâs election campaign.
During his concert on May 14, the all-American rock star said the president was âunfitâ for office before galvanizing the crowd to stand up and fight for democracy.
Trump fired back on Friday by hurling insults at Springsteen, saying he was âHighly Overratedâ and ânot a talented guy.â
âI see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,â Trump wrote on Truth Social. âNever liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, heâs not a talented guy,â the president wrote.
He accused Springsteen of being a âpushy, obnoxious JERKâ and âdumb as a rock,â before fixating on his looks.
âThis dried out âpruneâ of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country,â the president wrote, appearing to threaten Springsteen with punishment upon his return to the U.S. after his tour.
On Tuesday, Canadian singer Neil Young chimed in on the feud, telling Trump to focus on âsaving America from the mess you madeâ instead of feuding with celebrities who have criticized him.
During his career, Springsteen has challenged his audience politically beyond presidential endorsements. The 1995 album The Ghost of Tom Joad bluntly documented the lives of struggling immigrants â Mexican and Vietnamese among them. And his 2001 song American Skin (41 Shots), criticized the shooting by New York City police officers of an unarmed Guinean immigrant named Amadou Diallo, angering some of the blue-collar segments of his fan base.
â with files from Global Newsâ Michelle Butterfield, Katie Scott and The Associated Press
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