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Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume \u2014 not with music, but with a fiery political speech<\/a> that\u2019s putting him back at the center of controversy.<\/p>\n The billionaire rocker is facing backlash<\/a> after recently blasting America\u2019s richest and most powerful in a scathing speech, one that critics say rings differently given his reported $1.2 billion fortune.<\/p>\n According to Forbes\u2019 March 2026<\/a> report, \u201cThe World\u2019s Celebrity Billionaires,\u201d Springsteen lands at No. 15 with a staggering net worth of $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SLAMMED AS \u2018TRAITOR\u2019 AFTER RIPPING AMERICA DURING MINNEAPOLIS CONCERT RANT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Springsteen began to address an audience, saying, \u201cThe richest men in America have abandoned the world\u2019s poorest children to death and disease through dismantling of U.S. aid. This is happening now. We\u2019re undermining NATO<\/a> and the world order that kept us safe and at global peace for 80 years. This is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n Springsteen widened his attack to U.S. alliances and global standing.<\/p>\n BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTI-TRUMP, ANTI-ICE STANCE, SAYS \u2018BLOWBACK IS JUST PART OF IT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe threaten our good neighbors and our allies \u2014 Canada, the Netherlands whose sons and daughters have fought alongside of us in American wars with predatory annexation of their lands. This is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d singer continued to take aim at cultural institutions and the current administration under President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur museums are told to whitewash American history of any unpleasant or inconvenient facts like the full history of the brutality of slavery. If you want to talk about snowflakes, we have a president who can\u2019t handle the truth. This is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n KISS ICON GENE SIMMONS TELLS CELEBRITIES MARK RUFFALO, BEN STILLER TO \u2018SHUT THE F\u2014 UP\u2019 ABOUT POLITICS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n He then shifted to accusations of corruption at the highest levels of government<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile working Americans struggle, our president and his family enrich themselves by billions of dollars trading on the people\u2019s office in corruption unmatched in American history. This is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n Springsteen argued that America\u2019s global reputation is collapsing.<\/p>\n \u201cThe White House, this White House<\/a> is destroying the American idea and our reputation around the world. To many, we are no longer looked upon as an often imperfect but strong defender of democracy standing for the global good.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are now America, the reckless, unpredictable, predatory, rogue nation. That is this administration\u2019s and it will be this president\u2019s legacy. And that\u2019s happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n He concluded with a call to core values as backlash intensified online.<\/p>\n \u201cHonesty, honor, humility, truth, compassion, thoughtfulness, morality, true strength and decency. Don\u2019t let anyone tell you that these things don\u2019t matter anymore. They do.\u201d<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Critics were quick to fire back at Springsteen\u2019s controversial speech.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s see him give his fortune to the poor. He won\u2019t. He just gets paid to be an influencer for the socialists on the left,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPeople buying tickets buy them to hear his music, but now he just makes political statements. Never went to his concert, definitely will not now,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n Another comment said, \u201cHypocrisy is nothing new in Hollywood! They have no knowledge of the life of the average American!\u201d<\/p>\n The 76-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has built his fortune over decades in the spotlight.<\/p>\n Springsteen has sold more than 140 million albums globally over his 50 years of touring and recording, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n But it wasn\u2019t just album sales that pushed Springsteen into billionaire territory.<\/p>\n His biggest check came from selling his music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment for a $500 million lump sum in 2021.<\/p>\n Last week, Springsteen also stirred outrage during his Minneapolis show with additional remarks on immigration and U.S. policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are immigrants being held in detention centers around the country and being deported without due process of law to alien countries and foreign gulags,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox News Digital has reached out to Springsteen for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n