Springsteen Prays for Trump, Pauses Beef

0:00On April 27, Bruce Springsteen, the 76-year-old rock legend, kicked off his Sunday concert in Austin, Texas with a surprise prayer for. President Trump's safety, after a gunman, tried to crash the White House correspondence dinner the night before. No one from the administration got hurt, but a secret service agent took a bullet and is expected to recover fully. The boss, known for slamming Trump, stressed that political violence has no place in America. Usually, Springsteen ends his show calling fans to peaceful action against threats to democracy, quoting John Lewis on getting into good trouble. This time, though, he flipped the script, saying we can criticize leaders in fight for our beliefs, but only without violence. It was a rare moment of unity from the longtime Democrat, who performed at Biden's inauguration. Fans and critics alike reacted with shock, given Springsteen's history of protesting Trump, even writing a song about events in Minneapolis. Trump fired back earlier this month on True Social, calling him a boring prune with Trump's arrangement syndrome and urging a boycott of his pricey.

1:04Shows, their beef goes way back, but this incident seemed to pause the drama. The shooter, 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, breached security at the Washington Hilton, that's the same spot where Reagan was shot in 1981. Secret service took him down quick, amid loud pops in the ballroom packed with journalists, celebs, and top officials like JD Vance and Marco Rubio. Trump, still in his tux, addressed the nation hours later, praising the agent's best and vowing not to let fear win. The White House says they'll reschedule the dinner within 30 days, making it bigger and better. Moments like these remind us, disagreement is fine, but peace keeps the beat going in this divided nation.