When Bruce Springsteen put the Donald Trump administration on blast at a concert in Manchester a few weeks ago, Eric Church was in the crowd. And in a new interview, the country star shared what he really thought of the moment that sparked a social media rampage led by the president against one of the country star’s musical heroes.

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Speaking to Rolling Stone in an open-ended interview published Friday (June 6), Church made it clear that he thinks Springsteen — who made headlines for calling the White House “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” at his kickoff Land of Hope & Dreams Tour show in May — has the right “to say and do what he wants.”

“I respect the hell out of somebody having the balls to

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