Bruce Springsteen Condemns Political Violence, Offers Prayer for Trump After Shooting

The rock musician, who has been an outspoken Trump critic for years, expressed relief the president and other officials were unharmed in the shooting.

Bruce Springsteen attends the premiere of 'Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band' during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2024. Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has offered a public prayer for President Donald Trump following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday night—in a moment that shed a contrasting tone from the musician’s previous outspoken criticism of the president.

During a performance at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on April 26, the 76-year-old took a moment to pray for and acknowledge U.S. members of the military and Trump, while condemning political violence as a whole.