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Bruce Springsteen performs on stage after slamming Trump

ARY News · May 21, 2026, 6:25 AM

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  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize In the farewell of Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show, Bruce Springsteen was invited on the stage for his protest song Street Minneapolis.
  • He added, “Stephen, these are small-minded people who have no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about.
  • As Springsteen highlighted before his performance on Wednesday night, Paramount is helmed by David Ellison, the son of Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize In the farewell of Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show, Bruce Springsteen was invited on the stage for his protest song Street Minneapolis.

During the event, Colbert made bitter sweet announcement, “Ladies and gentlemen, Bruce Springsteen.” As his spotlight faded and focused on the singer, Springsteen made it clear why he was there for the late-night series penultimate episode.

Springteen further noted, “I’m here in support tonight of Stephen, because you’re the first guy in America who lost his show because we’ve got a president who can’t take a joke and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want.”

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