The President’s Daughter-in-Law and Occasional Singer Takes Aim at Bruce Springsteen With Harsh Remark

Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and a media personality, criticized Bruce Springsteen over his new protest song about immigration enforcement. Speaking on her podcast The Right View, she reacted to the track in real time and questioned both the lyrics and the message behind it.

Springsteen, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, recently released “Streets of Minneapolis.” The song mentions people shot by federal agents and challenges what it calls the “lies” of the administration. It also refers to “King Trump” and a “private army from the DHS,” lines that drew strong reactions.

Reaction on Her Podcast

During the episode, Trump played parts of the song and paused to comment. She said it was “pretty rough to get through” and mocked a lyric describing a “bloody mist.” At one point, she addressed the singer directly, asking, “What are you talking about?”

She argued that Springsteen focuses on certain issues while ignoring others. She said she could not remember him writing “a song for those who have actually been killed by illegal aliens” or people “who are poisoned by fentanyl that comes across our southern border.”

Questions About His Focus

“When’s Bruce Springsteen writing that song? How about the people down at the Texas facility, the border patrol agents who were fired upon by a domestic terrorist? When did he write that song? That’s right, he didn’t do that,” she said during the discussion.

Trump then turned to Springsteen’s public influence. She said that “a person with a platform” like his “would use it to do good, calm people down, maybe bring us together a little bit. All that does is divide people.”

Defense of Law Enforcement

She also defended immigration enforcement actions taking place in Minneapolis and other cities. Trump criticized protesters who try to stop operations, saying they want to “impede a legitimate law enforcement operation.

“If Bruce Springsteen has this big a problem with enforcing our federal law, hey Bruce, go talk to the United States Congress,” Trump says.

Strong Words for Protesters

“These people who think it’s a great idea to get out and impede a federal law operation, which is exactly what’s going on in Minneapolis, what’s gone on all over this country, by the way, for about a year now… if you think that’s a good idea, I’m sorry to tell you, you are an idiot. It is a terrible idea always.”

Speaking about the deaths mentioned in the song, she said, “No one should be dead right now. Unfortunately things happen.”

Telling Him to Take It to Congress

Trump continued by suggesting Springsteen should seek changes through lawmakers. “Don’t blame Stephen Miller. Don’t blame Kristi Noem. Don’t blame Donald Trump. Go talk to the people who actually put the laws of the land in place.”

She added that he would “never” do that, “because he’s very comfortable in his mansion, on his private jet, virtue-signaling like this, and putting out some ridiculous song like that.”

Apology and White House Response

Trump later said, “I’m sorry everyone had to endure that,” after airing part of the track. The White House also commented, saying it was unbothered by “random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information.”

The Daily Beast has contacted reps for Springsteen for comment.

Music, Media, and Past Controversy

Trump opened the podcast with her cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Her father-in-law used the song at a 2020 rally, leading to action from the late musician’s family. “Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind,” the family said.

Lara Trump has shared other music online, including a recent track that has drawn attention on streaming platforms. Meanwhile, the political debate around Springsteen’s music continues, with past criticism from the president as well. He once said, “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,” and called him a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker” whose “skin is all atrophied!”