Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R), an ally-turned-critic of President Donald Trump, says he recently reached out to another target of the president’s ire: rock legend Bruce Springsteen.

Springsteen opened his European tour by calling Trump “unfit.” The president fired back, dismissing The Boss as a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker.” As a regular Trump punching bag, Christie could relate.

Christie “fell in love” with Springsteen and his music when he first saw him perform some 50 years ago - and loyalty to party or president won’t change that. “The politics, if I take some hits - and I do take some hits - that’s fine,” he said.

Christie is far from the only Republican standing with Springsteen, with several Republican operatives saying the rocker’s music is bigger than politics

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