Donald Trump's decision to pound out a screed aimed at 75-year-old musician Bruce Springsteen on Friday appears to be the result of masterful trolling of the president who likely put money in the New Jersey's rocker's pocket.
On Friday, during seemingly endless burst of Truth Social ranting over a myriad of topics, Trump took exception to Springsteen criticizing him during overseas concerts, which led to an over-the-top response from the aggrieved Trump.
On Truth Social, he snarled: "I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States. 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, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden.”
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Not content with that, he continued, "This dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) 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!”
According to music writer and analyst Jeff Slate, the timing of Trump's latest jihad against the musician could not have come at a better time –– for Springsteen.
Writing for MSNBC, Slate explained, "Springsteen is 75 now and not making new music of any real impact. His forthcoming release, 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' the long-awaited follow-up to his 'Tracks' box set of studio outtakes from 1998, includes seven unreleased albums, the bulk of which weren’t recorded in this century."
Slate suggested that Trump's freak-out will likely, and inadvertently, give Springsteen a boost in sales.
"Certainly he knew there was a good chance Trump would react angrily. The pristine video posted to his [Springsteen's] website (and the transcript of his polemic) definitely telegraphed that. By taunting Trump and getting him to punch down, Springsteen gets to play the hero again to his legions of fans. It also gives him a jolt of cultural relevance — or at least a news cycle or two — at a good time," Slate predicted.
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The music journalist then noted Trump also took aim at billionaire pop music performer Taylor Swift, who is more culturally relevant at the moment.
"Could it be that Trump was having second thoughts about taking Springsteen’s bait? Maybe. But probably not," Slate wrote.
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