Bruce Springsteen and Michelle Obama’s Enduring Friendship: Why It Likely Irritates Donald Trump
Bruce Springsteen has aimed a number of earth-shattering digs at Donald Trump, and Springsteen is aging like fine wine, which Trump must hate to see (especially when you compare the looks of the two of them). Trump has tried to fight back when it comes to Springsteen, but his attempts consistently fall flat. And along with Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama are two other critics that seem to live rent free in Trump’s mind. So the friendship between Springsteen and Michelle must really rub Trump the wrong way.
In June 2025, Springsteen made an appearance on Michelle’s podcast IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, and the duo talked about working through their own personal and family drama and trauma and how important that was to being able to help raise healthy kids. We have a feeling that isn’t something Trump has worried about when it comes to his relationships with his kids.
Michelle also talked to Springsteen about how she and Barack have looked up to Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa, adding that the two of them “have been couple mentors for me and Barack for quite some time” (via YouTube). Given Trump’s outsized ego, we can’t see him looking up to anyone else.
Michelle Obama And Bruce Springsteen Seem To Have A Friendship That Trump Doesn’t Have With Anyone
Emotional Growth and Authentic Connections
Bruce Springsteen and Michelle Obama also talked about therapy and its importance as well as the value of growing emotionally. That’s another thing that we’re guessing isn’t high on Donald Trump’s list of things to do. For Michelle and Springsteen to talk so comfortably and openly together about the emotional issues that many of us have faced is something that we can’t ever imagine hearing from Trump. And it’s not the type of relationship that Trump might be able to have with someone. Anthony Scaramucci, one of Trump’s former White House communications directors, once said of the president in an interview with The New Statesman, “[Trump] has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend.”
A Decades-Long Connection
Springsteen’s relationship with Michelle and Barack Obama goes back years. Much of it is behind the scenes, but in 2023, Michelle appeared onstage as a backup singer with Springsteen for his song Glory Days in Barcelona along with Patti Scialfa and Kate Capshaw, the wife of Steven Spielberg. And Barack and Springsteen worked together on the podcast and book Renegades: Born in the USA where the two talk about their lives.
Donald Trump’s History of Celebrity Feuds
Trump, on the other hand, seems to be more keen on fighting with high profile stars who don’t like him. Along with Springsteen and the Obamas, Trump’s shown that he’s jealous of Taylor Swift, he’s long feuded with Rosie O’Donnell, and he’s come after Oprah and Beyoncé, among others.
