Overview
- The video, filmed Thursday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center by journalist Mike Ryan, shows Bruce Springsteen passing former New Jersey governor Chris Christie as Christie holds out a hand for a high-five.
- Christie pulls back his hand, gives a small shrug, and keeps clapping as the E Street Band continues the song.
- Outlets report it is unclear whether Springsteen saw Christie at all, and they note missed high-fives with other fans in the same walk; representatives for both men have not provided an explanation.
- Christie is a well-known Springsteen superfan with more than 100 shows under his belt, and past accounts describe cordial interactions that range from a 2012 backstage greeting to later friendly exchanges.
- Coverage from TMZ, Us Weekly, Fox News, and The Independent amplified the clip and the debate over intent, drawing in Springsteen’s recent anti-Trump commentary as context and prompting split reactions on social media.