Musicians Union Supports Bruce Springsteen After Donald Trump’s “Personal Attacks”

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Bruce Springsteen has the support of his union in the latest set-to with President Donald Trump.

After Trump, in a Truth Social message, called Springsteen a “[b]ad, and very boring singer” who “looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of a really bad plastic surgeon,” Local 802 American Federation of Musicians President Dan Point and Local 47 AFM President Marc Sazer decried the insulting words.

“We can not remain silent as one of our most celebrated members is singled out and personally attacked by the President of the United States,” the union presidents said in a joint statement today. “Bruce Springsteen is not just a brilliant musician, he is a voice for working people, a symbol of American resilience, and an inspiration to millions in this country and around the world.

“From Nebraska to Born to Run,” they continued, “his music

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