Donald Trump Jr says Bruce Springsteen’s drunk driving charges were dropped because of ‘liberal privilege’
DONALD Trump Jr has said Bruce Springsteen’s drunk driving charges were dropped because of his “liberal privilege”.
The government dropped the charges against the 71-year-old after admitting his blood-alcohol level was .02, a quarter of the legal limit of .08 in New Jersey.
But Trump Jr said in a tweet on Thursday that Springsteen’s “liberal privilege” was the reason why the charges were dropped.
He tweeted: “I’d say it’s #WhitePrivilege but we all know it’s really #LiberalPrivilege.”
The rocker was was facing a DWI charge, reckless driving and drinking alcohol in a closed area that would have amounted to a fine and six months behind bars.
Bruce pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, which prosecutors agreed to dismiss because he wasn’t drunk at the time.
The drunk driving and reckless driving charges were dropped, but on Wednesday Bruce admitting to downing two shots of tequila at Sandy Hook National Park in 2020.
Today, he was fined $500, plus $40 court fees.
Judge Anthony Mautone said: “I am going to impose nothing but a fine.
“Rarely would you see a driver’s abstract so devoid of any entries. I’m convinced a fine is the appropriate sentence in this case.”
When the judge asked if Bruce was able to pay this amount, his lawyer, Mitchell Ansell smirked as his famous client confidently said: ” think I can pay that immediately, your honor.”
In an emailed statement, Ansell wrote that Springsteen “is pleased with the outcome” of the court hearing.
After agreeing to dismiss the DWI charge, federal lawyer Assistant US Attorney Adam Baker noted that “the defendant would be considered presumptively not impaired under New Jersey law.
“We do look to New Jersey law as persuasive guidance.
“He did submit to the legally required breath test when he was at the ranger station.”
Mautone was also surprised that going back to 1973, Bruce only had three violations in his record.
“Two of them aren’t even violations and the third is using a hand-held cell device,” the judge noted.
The icon was reportedly cooperative while he was being arrested back in November 2020.
This is believed to be the Thunder Road singer’s first DWI.
His court appearance was watched by a whopping 170 people, which irritated the New Jersey judge.
Springsteen has in the past publicly bashed Donald Trump, claiming that under his leadership, “we abandoned friends, we befriended dictators, we denied climate science”.
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The father-of-three has also spoken out previously about political issues in the US, after he stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
The inspirational artist called it a course of “tremendous hope” that history “demands”.
Speaking to Rolling Stone last September, he admitted: “White supremacy and white privilege have gone much deeper than I thought they did.”
