Bruce Springsteen Calls Donald Trump’s $1.8B Fund for ‘People Who Attacked’ Capitol an ‘American Outrage’

There's been much speculation that the president's "anti-weaponization fund" will benefit Jan. 6 rioters.

Bruce Springsteen performs on stage at the Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour held at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2026, in New York.

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Bruce Springsteen is continuing to call out Donald Trump on stage, this time declaring the president’s “anti-weaponization fund” an “American outrage.”

At his Wednesday night (May 27) concert in Washington, D.C., Springsteen tore into the Justice Department’s new plan to set aside nearly $1.8 billion for those who have “suffered weaponization and lawfare,” language that detractors have speculated refers to people who faced legal repercussions for their involvement in the riots that followed shortly after Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.