Trump's fiercest critics concede spotlight to president at US Open

America250 was launched by the president in Iowa to celebrate the U.S. Semiquincentennial. (Credit: The White House)

Some of President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics shared the spotlight with the president as he watched the U.S. Open in New York City on Sunday afternoon.

Bruce Springsteen, Lindsey Vonn, Anna Wintour and Stephen Curry were just some of the athletes and celebrities who were in the stands of Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Queens. They have been some of biggest critics of the president outside of the politics world.

Springsteen, while over in Europe in June, called Trump and his administration "treasonous." He urged his fans in Germany to stand up with him against "authoritarianism."

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Bruce Springsteen attends the men's singles final tennis match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on day fifteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Sept. 7, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

"The America that I love, the America that I sung to you about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration," he told the crowd during his set.

Vonn, who won a gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, said in 2017 that she wouldn’t be representing Trump at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea. 

"Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president," she said in 2017.

In January, she made a point to say she wasn’t paying attention to American politics while she was competing in Italy.

"There’s a lot going on in the U.S. and not all of it