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You know, really, honestly, shut up, Bruce, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 76-year-old \u201cBorn to Run\u201d rocker blasted the Trump administration as \u201creckless and treasonous\u201d as he kicked off \u201cLand of Hope &amp; Dreams American Tour\u201d in Minnesota earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living through some very dark times,\u201d Springsteen claimed to the sold-out Target Center audience in March.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5015\">Karl Ravech expected to be let go by ESPN after 33 years as massive layoffs continue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur American values that have sustained us for 250 years are being challenged as never before. We\u2019ve got our young men and women\u2019s lives at risk in an unconstitutional and illegal war.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cain said that concerts are not a stage for political grandstanding on either side of the aisle \u2014 and even claimed that Springsteen\u2019s 1884 hit \u201cBorn in the USA\u201d is a \u201cdiss\u201d toward America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, people say, \u2018Well, you\u2019re a Christian and you\u2019re conservative,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018So what?\u2019 I don\u2019t preach it on stage. I don\u2019t spend 10 minutes talking about it\u2026 And Bruce, I mean, what the heck? I used to like him, and now he\u2019s just annoying. He\u2019s an annoying, bitter old man. I mean, stop it. Really.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were born in the USA, weren\u2019t you, dude? So act like it. 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