Springsteen calls Trump an ‘American tyrant’ at Harris’s star-studded rally

Samuel L Jackson, Spike Lee and Tyler Perry join singer in supporting VP at Georgia event packed with 20,000 people

Bruce Springsteen urged voters to back Kamala Harris in the presidential election, warning that Donald Trump is a would-be tyrant".

I want a president who reveres the constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for a woman's right to choose, and who wants to create a middle-class economy that will serve all our citizens," Springsteen said at the Thursday evening rally.

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