Bruce Springsteen snubs Chris Christie at Brooklyn concert

bruce springsteen Apparently no time for the former New Jersey governor chris christie at his Brooklyn concert.

Video sharing byX reporter Mike Ryan An awkward moment was revealed during Springsteen and the E Street Band’s show at Barclays Center on Thursday, May 14.

As “The Boss” made his way through the crowd to shake hands with fans, Christie, 63, extended his hand and appeared to be ignored as Springsteen, 76, walked past him. Christie immediately pulled back, shrugged, and continued clapping along with the music.

US Weekly Representatives for Christie and Springsteen have been contacted for comment.

Springsteen and Christie have a controversial history. The former governor is a self-proclaimed big fan of Springsteen, boasting that he has attended more than 100 of the rocker’s concerts over the years.

“No one is beyond Bruce’s reach,” he once said atlantic.

former president barack obama The two were first connected in November 2012 when Springsteen flew aboard Air Force One. During a phone call about Hurricane Sandy, Obama told Christie that Springsteen wanted to talk to him and they had a brief conversation. type.

That same month, Springsteen and Christie exchanged compliments backstage at the Hurricane Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.

“We hugged,” Christie told reporters of his face-to-face meeting with the music icon. “He told me it was official: We were friends. In fact, I told the president today that the hug was great and when we got home we cried a lot because of the hug. The president asked why. I said, ‘Well, to be honest, I was the one who cried.'”

However, Springsteen later made fun of Christie during the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal. (Christie’s workers are accused of deliberately causing traffic jams near Fort Lee, N.J., by ordering the closing of a toll booth. The political manipulation was seen as retaliation for the mayor of Fort Lee. Mark Sokolic Against the Christie government. )

Christie has not been criminally charged in the Bridgegate scandal, although many experts say the controversy eroded support for his ill-fated 2016 presidential bid.

At the height of the controversy, Springsteen joined jimmy fallon in his late at night A parody version of “Bridgegate” from “Born to Run” was sung on the 2014 show.

“Baby, this Bridgegate is just revenge/It’s a slap in the face to state Democrats,” Fallon, 51, sang along with Springsteen. “We gotta get out fast/We’re stuck in Governor Chris Christie’s Fort Lee, NJ!”

Springsteen recently extended an olive branch to the president Donald Trump in a public feud that lasted for several years. Springsteen l during a concert in Austin, Texas, on April 26Lead the audience in prayer after Photoshoot at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“We begin tonight praying for our men and women serving overseas, and we pray for their safe return,” Springsteen told fans. “We also express our gratitude for our President, anyone in the administration or anyone in attendance who was injured in the incident that occurred at last night’s (White House) Press Dinner.”

He continued, “We can disagree. We can criticize those in power, and we can peacefully fight for what we believe in. But political violence of any kind has no place in our beloved America.”

suspected shooter Cole Thomas Allen It is said that on April 25, President Trump and the First Lady opened fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel Melania TrumpVice President JD Vance and other officials from their government attended the dinner.

Allen, 31, was arrested after injuring a Secret Service agent. Later he Not guilty Charges include attempted assassination of the President of the United States, transporting firearms and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.