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Bono Denies Trump’s Illegal Contribution Claims, Declares Springsteen the Only ‘Boss’

Bono rejected Trump’s Truth Social allegations about illegal contributions, highlighting the threat of U.S. aid cuts to global health.

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Overview

  • Trump’s Truth Social post accused Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono of receiving illegal payments from Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign and called for an investigation
  • On Jimmy Kimmel LiveBono asserted that neither he nor U2 has ever accepted payment to support any political candidate
  • He publicly backed Springsteen by quipping that there is only one ‘Boss’ in America in response to the singer’s critique of the administration
  • Bono characterized Truth Social as “antisocial” and unreliable while rebutting Trump’s accusations
  • As co-founder of the One Campaign, he warned that cuts to USAID and PEPFAR imperil critical global health programs