A Bruce Springsteen cover band was fired from an upcoming show over the legendary rock star’s criticisms of Donald Trump. Guy Fleming, bassist for No Surrender, said the owner of Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, New Jersey, canceled the band’s May 30 show because “Bruce made comments that upset him.”

“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” Springsteen told the crowd as he opened his set, according to the tour’s website.

Nothing incites angry Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump like celebrity hate. Bruce Springsteen (and Eddie Vedder and Neil Young) have got his goat.

A rumor that carmaker Jeep stopped advertising with musician Bruce Springsteen circulated online following his public criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump in mid-May 2025. The Facebook page America's Last Line of Defense posted the rumor on May 17, 2025:

Donald Trump golf ball meme targeting Bruce Springsteen sparked a fresh social media feud. After Springsteen criticized Trumps administration as “corrupt and treasonous,” Trump fired back with a meme showing him hitting Springsteen with a golf ball.

The president condemned Bruce Springsteen's commentary, igniting a potential future investigation into the rock icon and other Democrat-supporting musicians.

Readers may recall that in the waning weeks of last year’s American presidential campaign race, several megastar performers added their voices to the chorus of resistance to the looming prospect of another Donald Trump presidency. Beyonce and Taylor Swift were among these luminaries.

Pearl Jam wrapped their 2024-25 Dark Matter tour in fiery fashion last night (May 18) in Pittsburgh, blasting Donald Trump’s recent insult-filled response to Bruce Springsteen’s onstage remarks about the state of the union while also elegantly saluting late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on the eighth anniversary of his suicide.