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Elon Musk Calls Springsteen “America-Hating Idiot” Amid Pricey Tour

5/27/2026

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Elon Musk called Bruce Springsteen an “America-hating idiot and billionaire hypocrite” on X.
Springsteen continued his 2026 “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour, delivering anti-Trump speeches in Cleveland and Boston.
Tickets for the Newark concert hit $2,900, while “No Kings” flags cost $90 and a court injunction halted bootleg T-shirt sellers.
NJ Advance Media commentator Bobby Olivier called Springsteen’s populist image hollow and accused him of hypocrisy for high prices.

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Story summary

Elon Musk called Bruce Springsteen an “America-hating idiot and billionaire hypocrite” on X.
Springsteen continued his 2026 “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour, delivering anti-Trump speeches in Cleveland and Boston.
Tickets for the Newark concert hit $2,900, while “No Kings” flags cost $90 and a court injunction halted bootleg T-shirt sellers.
NJ Advance Media commentator Bobby Olivier called Springsteen’s populist image hollow and accused him of hypocrisy for high prices.