Trump calls Jack Smith "Deranged" after he wore "No Kings" shirt at Springsteen festival
President Trump attacked former special counsel Jack Smith on Truth Social after photos showed Smith in a "No Kings" Springsteen shirt at the Power to the People festival in Maryland.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2President Donald Trump attacked former special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday 4 October 2026, writing on Truth Social: "Deranged Jack Smith is a Crooked Prosecutor!" Raw StoryL “"Deranged Jack Smith is a Crooked Prosecutor!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Just the NewsRC “"Deranged Jack Smith is a Crooked Prosecutor!" Trump wrote on Truth Social alongside a Just the News article” Read at Just the News ↗ Mixed · 2The post linked to a Just the News article about Smith being spotted on Saturday at the "Power to the People Fest" in Maryland, which featured artists including Bruce Springsteen. Just the NewsRC “alongside a Just the News article about Smith being spotted at the festival on Saturday” Read at Just the News ↗ Raw StoryL “Smith went to the festival on Saturday.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Photos showed Smith holding a beer and wearing a black Springsteen "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour shirt reading "No Kings", the slogan of nationwide protests against Trump, according to Raw Story. Raw StoryL “Photos showed Smith holding a beer and wearing a black Springsteen "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour shirt that read "No Kings,"” Read at Raw Story ↗
Right · 1Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine organised the festival; Springsteen performed his anti-ICE song "Streets of Minneapolis", and Morello closed by hoping attendees were "energized, radicalized, revolutionized, democratized and wound the f–k up". Just the NewsRC “Springsteen performed his anti-ICE protest song, "Streets of Minneapolis," at the festival.”““Hopefully you’ve been energized, radicalized, revolutionized, democratized and wound the f–k up," Morello said” Read at Just the News ↗ Left · 1Raw Story reports that fans high-fived Smith and queued for selfies, and that Dave Grohl dedicated "My Hero" to "my new friend Jack" from the stage. Raw StoryL “Fans said people were high-fiving Smith and lining up for selfies.”“He then dedicated "My Hero" to "my new friend Jack."” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Raw Story links the shirt and Grohl's Iowa Hawkeyes T-shirt to Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), who at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday accused Smith of perjury over an Atlanta Hawks game in February 2024; it later emerged Smith had been watching Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Raw StoryL “Schmitt claimed Smith lied about attending an Atlanta Hawks game in February 2024”“It later came out that Smith had actually been watching Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 1Smith led federal investigations into Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election and over classified documents; both cases were dropped after Trump won the 2024 election. Raw StoryL “Those two cases were dropped after Trump won the 2024 election.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames Smith as having 'enraged' Trump, with a warm account of his reception and the Schmitt perjury episode.
- Emphasis
- Fan reaction, Grohl's tribute, Schmitt's failed perjury accusation.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention Springsteen's anti-ICE song or Morello's closing remarks.
- Charged language
- “enrages”
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Leads with Trump 'ripping' Smith and describes the festival as featuring anti-Trump artists.
- Emphasis
- Trump's post, the festival's anti-Trump and anti-ICE tone, Morello's remarks.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Omits the Schmitt perjury episode, fan reaction and Smith's investigations of Trump.
- Charged language
- “anti-Trump artists”“ripped”
- For example
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“featured anti-Trump artists like Bruce Springsteen in Maryland” — Just the News
“Trump rips Jack Smith for wearing ‘No Kings’ Springsteen shirt” — Just the News
What every side reports
- Trump posted "Deranged Jack Smith is a Crooked Prosecutor!" on Truth Social on Sunday.
- Smith attended the Power to the People festival in Maryland on Saturday, where Springsteen performed.
- Tom Morello organised the festival.
Donald Trump person
Trump called Smith "Deranged" and a "Crooked Prosecutor" on Truth Social.
“"Deranged Jack Smith is a Crooked Prosecutor!" Trump wrote on Truth Social” — Just the News
Jack Smith person
Smith did not comment in the coverage; he is shown attending the festival and being greeted by fans.
“Fans said people were high-fiving Smith and lining up for selfies.” — Raw Story
Left1 article
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Jack Smith enrages Trump by wearing 'No Kings' shirt to Springsteen show
Sympathetic Presents Smith's festival appearance as a popular moment and a jab at Sen. Schmitt, with Trump's reaction as the hook.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Trump rips Jack Smith for wearing ‘No Kings’ Springsteen shirt at ‘Power to the People Fest’
Neutral Brief report of Trump's post, stressing the festival's anti-Trump artists and lyrics.
- 4 Oct 15:22 First Raw StoryL Jack Smith enrages Trump by wearing 'No Kings' shirt to Springsteen show
- 4 Oct 15:28 +5m Just the NewsRC Trump rips Jack Smith for wearing ‘No Kings’ Springsteen shirt at ‘Power to the People Fest’
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