Trump Calls Bruce Springsteen a ‘Dried-Up Prune’ in Angry Address

The attack was vicious. The words were personal. And this time, Donald Trump picked a fight with a rock legend in front of the entire world. When Bruce Springsteen condemned his presidency as “corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous,” Trump didn’t just clap back — he went for the jugular, turning a moment of political criticism into a scorched-earth personal war. What followed felt less like a rebuttal and more like a public vendetta, played out in real time.

Trump’s response on Truth Social was anything but subtle. He dismissed Springsteen as “highly overrated,” attacked his politics, his talent, even his appearance, calling him a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker” who should “KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT.” The message dripped with contempt, aiming not to debate ideas but to humiliate the man behind them. What might have been a disagreement over leadership and values instead became a spectacle of mockery, ageism, and grievance.

Springsteen, long celebrated for songs about working people, sacrifice, and American promise, had struck a nerve. Trump’s reaction revealed how deeply criticism still provokes him — especially when it comes from cultural figures with credibility beyond politics. In this clash between a defiant musician and a combative ex-president, the music itself almost fades into the background.

The real story is the fracture underneath it all. Every statement becomes a loyalty test. Every critique is treated as an act of betrayal. And every exchange feels less like discourse and more like combat. As Trump and Springsteen trade blows across platforms and audiences pick sides, the feud becomes a mirror of a country still locked in conflict — where even rock and roll turns into a battleground for the soul of America.