Kid Rock ripped into Bruce Springsteen after the “Dancing in the Dark” singer flew into a berserk anti-Trump rant during a performance in the United Kingdom, which Kid Rock described as a “punk move,” adding that he believed that President Trump’s administration had accomplished “great things.”
For context, Kid Rock reacted to comments made by Springsteen at a May 14, 2025, concert in Manchester, U.K., during which Springsteen reportedly trashed the Trump Administration, describing it as “incompetent and treasonous,” along with calling for the audience to “raise their voices against authoritarianism.” In a May 16, 2025, interview with Fox’s Steve Doocy, Kid Rock said Springsteen’s rant was fueled by “TDS,” short for “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
During the interview, Doocy asked Kid Rock, “Did you hear what Bruce Springsteen had to say about the current president?” When Kid responded, “I did,” Doocy asked, “What do you think?” To which Kid replied, “Oh, my God, just another person with TDS at the highest levels.”
Continuing, Kid Rock described Springsteen as making a “punk move” by attacking “a president who gets up and works his a– off for this country every day, and his administration is doing such great things.” He added, “I mean, thank God for him. But to do that in Europe, you know, what a punk move.”
Furthermore, Kid Rock pointed to Bruce Springsteen’s net worth as a sign of hypocrisy, saying, “I mean, you know, this guy’s got, what, 500 million, a billion dollars, you know, and out there playing like he’s a working class hero, and really, to me, just wants to be, you know, in good standing with the Hollywood elite, right?” He added, “And I’m proud to say that I’m more of Hollywood’s kryptonite.”
Moving on, Kid Rock described President Trump as “creating peace in the Middle East,” saying that the president had gone into “one of the places that could possibly erupt and send the world into turmoil.” He added, “He’s over there getting it done, not only, you know, getting great deals for our country, which I’ve told everybody…when he’s doing that stuff, they’re all freaking out. I’m like, ‘Just give him a minute.'”
In addition, President Trump reportedly shot back at Springsteen on Truth Social, calling the rock star “a pushy, obnoxious JERK” in a post shared on May 15. He added, “Sleepy Joe [Biden] didn’t have a clue as to what he was doing, but Springsteen is ‘dumb as a rock,’ and couldn’t see what was going on, or could he (which is even worse!).”
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Continuing, President Trump called Springsteen a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker,” adding that Springsteen’s skin is “all atrophied” and saying that he “ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the country, that’s just ‘standard fare.’ Then we’ll all see how it goes for him!”
Watch the interview:
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