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Bruce Springsteen Jabs Donald Trump And The Ellisons As He Performs On Stephen Colbert’s Second-To-Last Show

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Coverage of the event varied significantly across outlets. Rolling Stone focused on the emotional aspects of Springsteen's performance and its significance as a rallying cry, while Variety highlighted Springsteen's criticisms of political…
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Bruce Springsteen Jabs Donald Trump And The Ellisons As He Performs On Stephen Colbert’s Second-To-Last Show
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Bruce Springsteen made critical remarks about Donald Trump and the Ellison brothers during his performance on Stephen Colbert's penultimate show. He expressed support for Colbert, highlighting the challenges faced by comedians under the current political climate. Springsteen also performed a song addressing recent events related to ICE raids in Minnesota.

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Bruce Springsteen Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen made a few jabs at Donald Trump and David and Larry Ellison before he performed on Stephen Colbert‘s second-to-last The Late Show on CBS. “I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you’re the first guy in America who has lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke,” Springsteen said. He went on, “And because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want. Anyway, Stephen, these are small-minded people.

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