# Bruce Springsteen’s endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed breaks up longstanding fan club

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bruce-springsteens-endorsement-of-abdul-el-sayed-breaks-up-longstanding-fan-club/
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:13:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:19:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bruce-springsteens-endorsement-abdul-el-sayed-breaks-up-longstanding-fan-club/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Springsteen endorsed Abdul El-Sayed.
- A fan group with over 18,000 followers closed.
- Moderators cited political hostility and personal attacks.

## Summary

Bruce Springsteen’s endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed has contributed to the closure of a longstanding Facebook fan group, exposing political divisions among the musician’s supporters. The group’s moderators said arguments had grown hostile, with personal attacks and hateful rhetoric replacing respectful disagreement.

The ‘Spring-Nuts’ page had more than 18,000 followers. Moderator Howie Chaz criticised El-Sayed’s campaigning alongside streamer Hasan Piker, citing Piker’s remarks about 9/11 and El-Sayed’s response after an attack on a Michigan synagogue. Springsteen endorsed El-Sayed as a defender of democracy and the Constitution, continuing his public opposition to Donald Trump.

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