“The America that I love, the America that has been a beacon for hope and liberty all around the world, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all of you to join with us in choosing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, truth over lies, unity over division and peace over …” — punctuating his speech by leading the E Street Band into an explosive cover of Edwin Starr’s “War” followed with “Born in the USA.””
