Bruce Springsteen’s former drummer is hitting again on the New York Submit after it revealed a narrative the place he reportedly prompt that his former “Boss” must respect President Donald Trump.
Vini Lopez, who manned the skins for Springsteen between 1968 and 1974, was the topic of a Submit article revealed Sunday with the headline, “Ex-Longtime Springsteen Drummer Vini Lopez Says Woke Boss Ought to Respect Trump.”
Though Springsteen is presently lashing out at Trump on his present tour, the article makes it sound as if Lopez has a special opinion of the president.
At one level, he’s quoted as saying, “You gotta have respect for the president,” and “Trump is the president of the US — everybody ought to have respect for him.”
Lopez can be quoted as saying that if he have been standing subsequent to Trump, he would “have mucho respect for the person,” however added with a chuckle that he “wouldn’t discuss to him about something that’s happening” politically.
He additionally claimed that he met Trump earlier than he was president whereas caddying at his golf membership in Bedminster, New Jersey, and claimed he was very good and inquisitive.
Lopez additionally claimed Trump advised him to inform Springsteen, “I’m his greatest fan.”
However on Monday, Lopez took to social media to criticize the article, claiming he was misquoted and misrepresented.
“If you happen to learn that NY Submit factor I would like you to know that to start with that Headline is a pure Lie. I by no means mentioned that,” he mentioned on Fb.
Lopez insisted he “would by no means name Bruce woke,” and insisted he “made it clear to her that I stand with Bruce.”
He additionally mentioned that he advised the reporter of the Submit piece that he respects “the workplace of the Presidentcy [sic].! NOT TRUMP..!! ”
“That article sucks.!” he mentioned. “I’ll by no means belief anybody once more when speaking to them.!”
JHB reached out to the creator of the Submit article for remark about Lopez’s response, however nobody instantly responded.
Nonetheless, Springsteen and Trump have each made their mutual animosity clear.
Springsteen has been calling out Trump since January, when he launched a music, “Streets of Minneapolis,” in response to the deadly crackdown on immigration within the metropolis that resulted within the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Trump tried to get even earlier this month by calling Springsteen a “unhealthy” and “very boring singer,” who “seems like a dried up prune,” on his Fact Social platform.