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Bruce Springsteen does not hold back in his new protest song aimed at Trump and his ICE agents’ invasion of Minneapolis.
Released Wednesday, “Streets of Minneapolis” is dedicated to Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were killed this month by ICE agents in the city.
“I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,” Springsteen said in a statement. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”
In the opening lines, the legendary singer-songwriter takes aim at “King Trump” and his “private army from the DHS.” Later, Springsteen seemingly refers to ICE and Border Patrol agents as “federal thugs” who killed Alex Pretti, left to “lay in the snow, dead.”
Never one to mince words in his music, Springsteen also name drops Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and homeland security advisor Stephen Miller and their “dirty lies,” referencing their claims that agents fired on Good and Pretti in self-defense.
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
Springsteen references Pretti and Good throughout, including with the profound stanza: “And there were bloody footprints / Where mercy should have stood / And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets / Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”
Chants of “ICE out” are also included on the track, echoing calls from politicians, celebrities, and civilians alike for Trump to remove the agents from Minneapolis and other cities across the U.S.
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