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Springsteen sees optimism in U.S.’s ‘difficult period’
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July 4, 2026
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1:52Now PlayingBruce Springsteen says that while the United States is currently in "a very dangerous moment," the nation has faced other turbulent times.
"I think we're going through a very, very difficult period," he told Geoff Bennett. "But I tend to remain realistically optimistic that the country will pull out of it, and something new will be born from it that is good."
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