“Trump is mad at him because Bruce draws a bigger audience”: Tom Morello weighs in on Bruce Springsteen/Donald Trump beef

Bruce Springsteen kicked up a stir recently when he took aim at Donald Trump during the recording of his new live album, Land of Hope & Dreams.

The Boss pulled no punches when he said: “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.”

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Springsteen has since gained the support of a number of musicians who share similar views toward the US president, and unsurprisingly, a response from Trump himself.

The sitting commander-in-chief called Springsteen “highly overrated”, and a “pushy, obnoxious jerk, who fervently supported crooked Joe Biden”. He even shared an edited clip of him seemingly hitting a golf ball at the Dancing in the Dark singer.

Now, ever the political commentator, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has taken up verbal arms alongside Springsteen.

At the Boston Calling Music Festival on Sunday (25 May), Morello performed in front of a “F*** TRUMP” backdrop, and called it the “last big event before they throw us all in jail” [via The Independent].

“Bruce is going after Trump because Bruce, his whole life, he’s been about truth, justice, democracy, equality,” he said. “And Trump is mad at him because Bruce draws a bigger audience. F**k that guy.”

Morello also praised his alma mater Harvard University for offering a free online course that teaches students “how to recognise a dictatorship takeover of your country”.

In other news, Donald Trump’s ongoing global tariffs have caused a stir in the musical instruments industry, with NAMM CEO John Mlynczak saying:

“NAMM maintains the position that the joy of making music is a universal human gift and does not present any national security risks, and therefore musical products should be exempt from tariffs. We will continue to champion this message through any available avenue.”