Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics to the band’s hit 2004 tune American Idiot during a performance at the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special, the purpose being to slam the “MAGA agenda.”
Armstrong altered the lyrics from “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda,” to express his discontent with Donald Trump.
Just now on ABC’s New Years Bash with @RyanSeacrest — @GreenDay sings “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”, changing the lyrics of ‘American Idiot’. #RockinEve pic.twitter.com/asqEfPyfOi
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 1, 2024
Ironically, as Elon Muck hilariously pointed out in a tweet: “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it .”
Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2024
Armstrong’s opposition to Trump is nothing new. In 2016, he compared the former president to Adolf Hitler while besmirching Trump supporters.
“The worst problem I see about Trump is who his followers are,” Armstrong said. “I actually feel bad for them because they’re poor, working-class people who can’t get a leg up. They’re just pissed off, and he’s preyed on their anger.”
“He just said, ‘You have no options, and I’m the only one, and I’m going to take care of it myself.’ I mean, that’s f–king Hitler, man!” he added.
In sharing how much he hates Trump during a 2018 concert, Armstrong also made it clear that he hated George W. Bush.
Yeah, they lost the plot@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/EkZKDbCB92
— Ethan (@itsEFlyX) January 1, 2024
Nothing more punk than playing Dick Clark’s Rockin New Years Eve on ABC brought to you by Planet Fitness
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) January 1, 2024
They’re so under the boot, they’re changing their name to Green New Deal Day.
— Coop (@ClownPopper) January 1, 2024
(Green Day) Tell me you’re being paid by Pfizer without telling me you’re being paid by Pfizer
— John’s Memes (@Johnmc42069) January 1, 2024
They promote the side that is in favor of censorship, political weaponization of government, government control of the private sector, election fraud, psychological manipulation, government-run media, forced medical experimentation…
Who wants to tell him? pic.twitter.com/yTIhmsX3cm
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 1, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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