[Music Included] "King Trump's Private Army"... Bruce Springsteen Calls Out by Name in 'Tragedy of Minneapolis'

The godfather of American rock and 'The Boss' Bruce Springsteen has once again sung about the most painful aspects of society. He has raised an immediate voice of protest with a new song regarding the civilian shooting incident by law enforcement that occurred in Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen has released an unprecedented protest song regarding the civilian shooting incident by law enforcement in Minneapolis. The metaphors have disappeared, leaving only the anger that names the president and the secretary by name.

According to reports from the New York Times (NYT) and others on the 29th (Korean time), Springsteen unveiled his new song 'Streets of Minneapolis' on the 28th. The song commemorates nurse Alex Fretti, who died during the suppression by federal agents including the Border Patrol on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on the 25th, and another victim, Renee Good.

◆ "King Trump's Private Army"... Highest Level of Criticism

In the lyrics, Springsteen describes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents as "King Trump's private army" and "occupying army." He pointed out that "they came to enforce the law, but they trampled on our rights," criticizing the reality where people are interrogated and deported simply for having different skin colors. He specifically targeted Stephen Miller, a White House advisor, and Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, mentioning their "dirty lies" by name and condemning them fiercely.

◆ "Self-defense? Don't Believe Your Eyes"

The song vividly testifies to the horrors of the incident. The lyrics describe how "Alex Fretti was beaten and shot, collapsing on the ground," and sharply criticized the authorities' claim of 'self-defense' by stating, "Don't believe your eyes." At the moment when a documentary premiere of Melania Trump was held at the White House and champagne was popping, Springsteen left a record stating, "In the winter of 2026, they killed and roamed here," posing a heavy question to American society.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis

(Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis)

Through the winter’s ice and cold

Through the winter’s ice and cold

Down Nicollet Avenue

Down Nicollet Avenue

A city aflame fought fire and ice

A city aflame fought fire and ice

‘Neath an occupier’s boots

‘Neath an occupier’s boots

King Trump’s private army from the DHS

King Trump’s private army from the DHS

Guns belted to their coats

Guns belted to their coats

Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law

Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law

Or so their story goes

Or so their story goes

Against smoke and rubber bullets

Against smoke and rubber bullets

By the dawn’s early light

By the dawn’s early light

Citizens stood for justice

Citizens stood for justice

Their voices ringing through the night

Their voices ringing through the night

And there were bloody footprints

And there were bloody footprints

Where mercy should have stood

Where mercy should have stood

And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets

And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets

Alex Fretti and Renee Good

Alex Fretti and Renee Good

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Singing through the bloody mist

Singing through the bloody mist

We’ll take our stand for this land

We’ll take our stand for this land

And the stranger in our midst

And the stranger in our midst

Here in our home they killed and roamed

Here in our home they killed and roamed

In the winter of ’26

In the winter of ’26

We’ll remember the names of those who died

We’ll remember the names of those who died

On the streets of Minneapolis

On the streets of Minneapolis

Trump’s federal thugs beat up on

Trump’s federal thugs beat up on

His face and his chest

His face and his chest

Then we heard the gunshots

Then we heard the gunshots

And Alex Fretti lay in the snow, dead

And Alex Fretti lay in the snow, dead

Their claim was self defense, sir

Their claim was self defense, sir

Just don’t believe your eyes

Just don’t believe your eyes

It’s our blood and bones

It’s our blood and bones

And these whistles and phones

And these whistles and phones

Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies

Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Crying through the bloody mist

Crying through the bloody mist

We’ll remember the names of those who died

We’ll remember the names of those who died

On the streets of Minneapolis

On the streets of Minneapolis

Now they say they’re here to uphold the law

Now they say they’re here to uphold the law

But they trample on our rights

But they trample on our rights

If your skin is black or brown my friend

If your skin is black or brown my friend

You can be questioned or deported on sight

You can be questioned or deported on sight

In chants of ICE out now

In chants of ICE out now

Our city’s heart and soul persists

Our city’s heart and soul persists

Through broken glass and bloody tears

Through broken glass and bloody tears

On the streets of Minneapolis

On the streets of Minneapolis

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice

Singing through the bloody mist

Singing through the bloody mist

Here in our home they killed and roamed

Here in our home they killed and roamed

In the winter of ’26

In the winter of ’26

We’ll take our stand for this land

We’ll take our stand for this land

And the stranger in our midst

And the stranger in our midst

We’ll remember the names of those who died

We’ll remember the names of those who died

On the streets of Minneapolis

On the streets of Minneapolis

We’ll remember the names of those who died

We’ll remember the names of those who died

On the streets of Minneapolis

On the streets of Minneapolis