Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis” on Wednesday, blasting “King Trump” as well as the “dirty lies” of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump immigration adviser Stephen Miller. The government has painted Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the two citizens shot to death by federal officers, as instigators, although video of the incident tells a different story.
“The Trump administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement to remove dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities — rather than playing random songs with irrelevant views and inaccurate information,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement. “The media should be reporting on how Democrats are refusing to cooperate with the administration and instead choosing to provide sanctuary for these illegal criminal aliens.”
Springsteen has accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “Gestapo tactics” in pursuing immigrants and told federal agents to “get out of Minneapolis.”
But this week the boss did one of the things he does best – put his anger into song:
Trump’s federal mob beating
his face and his chest
Then we heard gunshots
Alex Pretty lies in the snow, dead
Their claim is self-defense, sir.
I just don’t believe your eyes
This is our blood and bones
And these whistles and calls
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.
On Thursday, Springsteen released a lyrical video following his release. Check it out here.