{"id":2255786,"date":"2026-01-29T04:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2255786"},"modified":"2026-01-29T04:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:34:39","slug":"new-bruce-springsteen-song-streets-of-minneapolis-takes-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-bruce-springsteen-song-streets-of-minneapolis-takes-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bruce Springsteen song &#8216;Streets of Minneapolis&#8217; takes on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"83642457007\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen rails against Donald Trump in world tour debut\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/83642457007.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Bruce Springsteen rails against Donald Trump in world tour debut<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen launched his 2025 Land of Hope and Dreams European tour at Co-op Live in Manchester with a fiery speech condemning Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>unbranded &#8211; Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruce Springsteen released a new protest song titled \u201cStreets of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The song is a reaction to the fatal shootings of two residents by federal agents in the city.<\/li>\n<li>The lyrics refer to &#8220;Trump&#8217;s federal thugs&#8221; and criticize administration officials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Minneapolis, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/18\/bruce-springsteen-ice-donald-trump-light-of-day\/88241933007\/\">Bruce Spring<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/18\/bruce-springsteen-ice-donald-trump-light-of-day\/88241933007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/18\/bruce-springsteen-ice-donald-trump-light-of-day\/88241933007\/\">teen<\/a> hears your voice.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Boss has just released an angry anthem called \u201cStreets of Minneapolis,\u201d where he refers to \u201cTrump&#8217;s federal thugs,\u201d as a reaction to the fatal shootings of city residents Alex Pretti and Renee Good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\">Listen to the song below in this article.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,&#8217; said Springsteen noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, on social media. \u201cIt\u2019s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay free, Bruce Springsteen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/21\/PAPP\/88274651007-lod-50.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/21\/PAPP\/88274651007-lod-50.jpg?crop=2203,1652,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/21\/PAPP\/88274651007-lod-50.jpg?crop=1239,1652,x480,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/21\/PAPP\/88274651007-lod-50.jpg?crop=2399,1350,x0,y151 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Tanya Breen\/Asbury Park Press\" caption=\"Bruce Springsteen speaks to the audience during the Light of Day Winterfest 2026 main event, \u201cBob\u2019s Birthday Bash,\u201d at Count Basie Center\u2019s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Saturday, January 17, 2026.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The track has a folk foundation but soon picks up steam thanks to a crunchy electric guitar, swirling organ and the Boss&#8217; intensifying intonation.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed two people, Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who treated veterans, and Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, after the Trump administration deployed agents to Minneapolis in early January. A third person was shot in Minneapolis on Jan. 14 but survived.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The lyrics to Springsteen&#8217;s song include these lines:<\/p>\n<p><em>Trump\u2019s federal thugs beat up on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>His face and his chest<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then we heard the gunshots<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Their claim was self defense, sir<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Just don\u2019t believe your eyes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Boss also calls out Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the White House immigration strategist Stephen Miller in the song, referring to their \u201cdirty lies.\u201d Both Noem and Miller stated that Pretti intended to \u201cmassacre\u201d officers before he was killed.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"88348786007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Springsteen spoke out about the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/18\/bruce-springsteen-ice-donald-trump-light-of-day\/88241933007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/01\/18\/bruce-springsteen-ice-donald-trump-light-of-day\/88241933007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal incursion in Minnesota prior to performing \u201cThe Promised Land\u201d at the Jan. 17 Light of Day show<\/a> at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose values and those ideals have never been as endangered as they are right now,\u201d Springsteen said. \u201cSo as we gather tonight in this beautiful display of love and care and thoughtfulness and community, if you believe in democracy and liberty and believe the truth still matters, you must speak out and it&#8217;s worth fighting for. If you believe in the power of the law and that no one stands above it. If you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading an American city, using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens. If you believe you don&#8217;t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, send a message to this president as the mayor of that city has said, ICE should get the (expletive) out of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Springsteen previously delivered state of democracy speeches during the E Street Band&#8217;s tour of Europe last year which also criticized the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><em>Subscribe to app.com for the latest on the New Jersey music scene.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@app.com<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-01-28 18:37:54.010990911 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-01-28 18:37:54.010990911 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.app.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen rails against Donald Trump in world tour debut Bruce Springsteen launched his 2025 Land of Hope and Dreams European tour at Co-op Live in Manchester with a fiery speech condemning Donald Trump. unbranded &#8211; Entertainment Bruce Springsteen released a new protest song titled \u201cStreets of Minneapolis.\u201d The song is a reaction to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2255787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[39915,30218,28769,22220,349303,28851,21751,239390,370158,339626,304719,305429,305457,22389,6297,284334,322004,21741,51971,304711,384959,338338,21739,298114,315602,423553,21800,74947,21738,341498,239343,239420,22048,21939,22366,349304,23152,284335,305423,24638,26976,317186,239344,370048,370159],"class_list":["post-2255786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-affiliate","tag-ai","tag-and","tag-arts","tag-bruce","tag-bruce-springsteen","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrities-u0026-entertainment-news","tag-conflict","tag-customs","tag-death","tag-death-u0026-tragedy","tag-donald","tag-donald-trump","tag-eamotion","tag-enabled","tag-enforcement","tag-entertainment","tag-highlights","tag-immigration","tag-kristi","tag-kristi-noem","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-minneapolis","tag-mn","tag-music","tag-negative","tag-news","tag-noem","tag-overall","tag-overall-negative","tag-politics","tag-rock","tag-rock-music","tag-springsteen","tag-story","tag-story-highlights-ai-enabled","tag-tragedy","tag-trump","tag-u-s","tag-u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement","tag-u0026","tag-war","tag-war-u0026-conflict"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-Bruce-Springsteen-song-Streets-of-Minneapolis-takes-on-Trump.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2255788,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255786\/revisions\/2255788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}