Bruce Springsteen opens post-election concert with ‘fighting prayer’ for US

Bruce Springsteen has opened his performance with a opus helium described arsenic a “fighting prayer” for the US, pursuing the election.

The US rocker antecedently endorsed Kamala Harris for president, calling Donald Trump “the astir unsafe campaigner for president successful my lifetime” successful a video posted connected societal media.

In the video, Springsteen besides said Mr Trump’s “disdain for the sanctity of our constitution, the sanctity of democracy, the sanctity of the regularisation of instrumentality and the sanctity of the peaceful transportation of power” should disqualify him from presidency.

After the predetermination results, Springsteen appeared successful Toronto, Canada, opening the performance saying: “This is simply a warring supplication for my country”, earlier performing his 2007 way Long Walk Home, according to videos circulating connected societal media.

The song, from his Magic album, includes themes of women and freedom. His 2nd way was 2001 opus Land Of Hope And Dreams – often described arsenic a solemnisation of America.

Springsteen apologised for being implicit an hr precocious to the signifier citing “plane trouble”, adding: “We had to beryllium connected our arses for hours and hold for different one.”

It came aft TV big Jay Leno described the predetermination arsenic “fair” and “honest” during an quality connected US amusement The Talk.

“Okay, I was not a fan, but that’s okay,” helium said. “There was nary cheating. Everybody said it was honest. It’s a large time for democracy.”

Many celebrated faces were near despondent by the predetermination result, including histrion and vocalist Ariana Grande and Oscar-winning instrumentalist Billie Eilish.

“Holding the manus of each idiosyncratic who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of the result today,” Grande wrote connected her Instagram story.

While Eilish said: “It’s a warfare connected women,” aft heavy endorsing Ms Harris for president.

Reflecting connected the value of a pistillate of colour making a bid for the White House, rapper and vocalist Cardi B said she was “so proud” of Ms Harris successful spite of her loss.

While Freaky Friday histrion Jamie Lee Curtis said the nationalist request to “wake up and fight”.

The Oscar-winner said connected societal media: “So the results are in. Many volition beryllium celebrating, perchance adjacent gloating implicit their victory.

“Many volition beryllium stunned and bittersweet with the unspeakable feelings of the loss.

“That is the aforesaid effect contempt who wins due to the fact that that’s what America and ideology looks like. Has ever looked like.”

Among those congratulating Mr Trump was Amazon enforcement president Jeff Bezos, who said helium wished the president “all occurrence successful starring and uniting the America we each love”.

In a station to X, helium wrote: “Big congratulations to our 45th and present 47th president connected an bonzer governmental comeback and decisive victory.”

The effect marked an bonzer comeback for Mr Trump, who has been convicted of felony charges and survived 2 assassination attempts.

He besides sparked a convulsive insurrection astatine the US Capitol erstwhile helium refused to judge decision 4 years ago.

Ms Harris, the archetypal pistillate vice president successful US history, called him to concede the contention and congratulate him pursuing the predetermination results.