Legendary Canadian musician Neil Young desires U.S. President Donald Trump to cease “worrying” about what Bruce Springsteen and different celebrities consider him.
In a publish on his web site on Tuesday, Young advised Trump he ought to give attention to “saving America from the mess you made” as an alternative of feuding with celebrities which have criticized him, like his current feud with Springsteen.
“What are you worryin’ about man?” Young wrote within the publish. “Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin’ kids in Gaza. That’s your problem.”
He continued: “I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That’s your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING.”
Young added that Taylor Swift “is right” and “so is Bruce.” (Swift was a current topic of one in every of Trump’s Truth Social posts. He wrote: “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”)
“You know how I feel. You are more worried about yourself than AMERICA,” Young added. “Wake up Trump!! Remember what the White House is?”
“86/47?? That’s what you think about? You are forgetting your real job. You work for us. Wake up Republicans! This guy is out of control. We need a real president,” Young concluded his publish.
The phrase “86/47” is a reference to a current social media publish made by former FBI director James Comey, who wrote “cool shell formation on my beach walk” beneath an image of seashells that appeared to kind the shapes for “86 47.”
Numerous Trump administration officers, together with Kristi Noem, mentioned Comey was advocating for the assassination of Trump, the forty seventh president. Merriam-Webster says 86 is slang that means “to throw out,” “to get rid of” or “to refuse service to,” however colloquially can imply “kill.”
Young’s publish comes after Trump escalated his feud with Springsteen over the lengthy weekend, calling for a “major investigation” into the rock legend after Springsteen branded the Trump administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” throughout a live performance in England final week.
On May 19, Trump took to Truth Social to publish a prolonged, all-caps screed in opposition to Springsteen and different Hollywood A-listers who endorsed Kamala Harris throughout final yr’s presidential election.
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“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?” Trump wrote on-line, in a message printed in the midst of the evening. “WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? … AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???”
“I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter. Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment,” the president continued in his rant. “In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT’S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic ‘entertainers,’ this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.”
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He didn’t cease there, nonetheless. Nearly eight hours later, he returned to the topic.
“According to news reports, Beyoncé was paid $11,000,000 to walk onto a stage, quickly ENDORSE KAMALA, and walk off to loud booing for never having performed, NOT EVEN ONE SONG!” he wrote.
“Remember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT.
Switching back to all-caps, he concluded: “THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! IT IS AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, OPRAH, BONO AND, PERHAPS, MANY OTHERS, HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!!”
Springsteen, a longtime opponent of the president, stood up as one in every of Trump’s most distinguished cultural critics final week with a verbal takedown from a British stage.
He advised a Manchester viewers that he believes Trump is “unfit” for the Oval Office.
While introducing his and the E Street Band’s music Land of Hopes and Dreams, after which his present tour is called, the 75-year-old Springsteen mentioned, “In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve 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.”
“The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now — that’s all that stands between a democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we’ve got is each other,” Springsteen continued later within the present.
The subsequent morning, Trump known as Springsteen extremely overrated. “Never liked him, never liked his music or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy — just a pushy, obnoxious JERK,” he wrote on social media.
“This dried out prune of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back in the Country,” he mentioned.
The subsequent evening, additionally in Manchester, Springsteen repeated his criticisms.
As for Young, this isn’t the primary time the Heart of Gold singer has spoken out in opposition to Trump.
In early April, Young voiced concern that he will not be allowed to re-enter the United States after his upcoming European tour resulting from his criticism of Trump.
Young spoke out about his fears in a publish on his Neil Young Archives web site.
“When I go to play music in Europe, if I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket,” the folk-rock icon wrote.
“If I come back from Europe and am barred, can’t play my USA tour, all of the folks who bought tickets will not be able to come to a concert by me,” he added. “That’s right folks, if you say anything bad about Trump or his administration, you may be barred from re-entering USA. If you are Canadian. If you are a dual citizen like me, who knows? We’ll all find that out together.”
As Young has performed many occasions prior to now, he didn’t maintain again about his emotions on Trump in his publish, writing, “If the fact that I think Donald Trump is the worst president in the history of our great country could stop me from coming back, what does that say for Freedom? I love America and its people and its music and its culture. … Remember Freedom of Speech?”
— With information from Global News’ Michelle Butterfield and The Associated Press
