{"id":419720,"date":"2026-01-19T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419720\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:10:11","slug":"bruce-springsteen-tells-ice-to-get-the-f-k-out-of-minneapolis-during-show-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419720\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen tells ICE to \u2018get the f\u2013k out of Minneapolis\u2019 during show – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruce Springsteen<\/a> called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> (ICE) agents to \u201cget the f\u2013k out of Minneapolis<\/a>\u201d during a surprise appearance<\/a> in New Jersey over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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During the appearance at the Light of Day Winter Festival in his home state on Saturday, the 76-year-old rocker dedicated his 1978 song The Promised Land\u00a0to Renee Nicole Good<\/a>, a 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n

During his introduction of\u00a0The Promised Land, Springsteen said: \u201cI wrote this song as an ode to American possibility. It was about a both beautiful but flawed country that we are, and the country that we could be. Right now, we are living through incredibly critical times. The United States \u2014 the ideals and the values for which it stood for the past 250 years \u2014 is being tested as it\u2019s never been in modern times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Springsteen then turned his attention to recent news, adding: \u201cIf 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\u2019t 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 f\u2013k out of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Springsteen was referring to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said during a press conference<\/a>: \u201cI have a message for ICE. Get the f\u2013k out of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this song is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good,\u201d said Springsteen, before launching into The Promised Land.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has repeatedly defended the ICE agent<\/a> who shot Good, a mother of three, saying he acted in self-defence.<\/p>\n

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Trump administration officials referred to Good as a \u201cdomestic terrorist,\u201d and said she had attempted to ram federal agents with her car. But that explanation has been widely panned by Frey, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation.<\/p>\n

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State and local authorities are urging the public to share video and any other evidence as they seek to separately investigate Good\u2019s death after federal authorities insisted they would approach it alone and not share information.<\/p>\n

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Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, responded to Springsteen\u2019s criticism in a statement to the New York Times<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately for Bruce, no one cares about his bad political opinions,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cAnd if he actually believed in \u2018the power of the law,\u2019 he would understand that criminal illegal aliens should be deported, that impeding federal law enforcement operations is a crime, and that officers have a right to act in self defense if an individual is using their car as a deadly weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The rock-and-roll icon has been a longtime opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last May, Springsteen told a Manchester audience that he believes\u00a0Trump is \u201cunfit\u201d for the Oval Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While introducing his and the E Street Band\u2019s song\u00a0Land of Hopes and Dreams, after which his current tour is named, the 76-year-old Springsteen said, \u201cIn my home, the America I love, the America I\u2019ve 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It\u2019s in the union of people around a common set of values now \u2014 that\u2019s all that stands between a democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we\u2019ve got is each other,\u201d Springsteen said later in the show.<\/p>\n

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The next morning, Trump\u00a0called Springsteen<\/a> highly overrated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNever liked him, never liked his music or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he\u2019s not a talented guy \u2014 just a pushy, obnoxious JERK,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis dried out prune of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back in the Country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next night, also in Manchester, Springsteen repeated his criticisms.<\/p>\n

Trump then escalated his feud with Springsteen<\/a> in the form of a digitally altered video. He retaliated further by sharing a doctored video, showing himself hitting Springsteen with a golf ball on his X and Truth Social accounts.<\/p>\n

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Trump has not yet responded to Springsteen\u2019s latest comments.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from Global News\u2019 Rachel Goodman and The Associated Press<\/p>\n

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