‘Taylor Swift is correct’: Legendary musician blasts Trump for assaults on Swift and Springsteen

Neil Young is the newest well-known face to take purpose at US President Donald Trump.

In a submit on his web page revealed on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), the Heart of Gold singer instructed Trump “I am not scared of you” as he blasted the president for attacking Taylor Swift and longtime buddy Bruce Springsteen.

“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,” the Canadian-American musician wrote.

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“I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us.”

Young, 79, used Trump-esque capitals thru his submit and requested the USA president “what are you worryin’ about, man?”.

“You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That’s your problem Trump,” Young wrote.

“STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.

“Taylor Swift is correct. So is Bruce. You know the way I think.”

Trump, who was seen in the crowd of a Young concert in New York in 2007 with his son Donald Trump Jr, is yet to respond to the comments.

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Young, who’s married to actress Daryl Hannah, in the past criticised Trump publicly, which Hannah claimed resulted in the primary Trump management seeking to “reduce to rubble” his citizenship procedure. The Canadian-born musician has since secured twin citizenship.

The rising stoush between musicians and the USA president kicked off final week and escalated within the following days.

Springsteen made scathing criticisms of Trump on-stage in Manchester at the beginning of his European excursion, labelling his management “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous”.

The president returned fire on his Truth Social platform, calling the rock legend a “dried out prune” and “a pushy, obnoxious JERK”.

In his rebuke, Trump dragged Beyoncé into the argument via threatening to release an investigation into their endorsements of Kamala Harris throughout final yr’s election.

The US president additionally shared a message on his social media about Swift, referencing his previous response to her endorsement of Democrat presidential candidate Harris.

“Has any person spotted that, since I mentioned ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT’, she’s not ‘HOT?'” he wrote.

When the White House was once requested concerning the feedback throughout a press briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to provide an explanation for.

“Look, he’s talking about Taylor Swift’s affairs of state and the way possibly it has impacted the toughen of the American public for her paintings,” Leavitt said.

“I can depart it at that.”

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In the days that followed, the American Federation of Musicians issued a statement, slamming Trump’s comments against their members and defending their right to freedom of speech.

“The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada won’t stay silent as two of our participants – Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift – are singled out and in my view attacked via the president of the United States,” AFM international president Tino Gagliardi said.

“Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift don’t seem to be simply good musicians, they’re position fashions and inspirations to hundreds of thousands of folks within the United States and the world over.

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“Whether it’s Born in the USA or the Eras Tour, their music is timeless, impactful, and has deep cultural meaning.

“Musicians have the appropriate to freedom of expression, and we stand in harmony with all our participants.”

It’s not the first time The Boss has spoken out against Trump or a Republican president, starting as far back as Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.

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