Green Day Singer Kicks Off New Year by Insulting Trump Supporters

Green Day Singer Kicks Off New Year by Insulting Trump Supporters
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, on Dec. 13, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong successfully managed to insult tens of millions of Trump supporters ringing in the New Year by likening them to rednecks when he changed the lyrics of his song “American Idiot” to emphasize his disgust for the 45th president’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement.

The incident occurred during the band’s performance on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest when Mr. Armstrong replaced the original line, “I’m not part of the redneck agenda,” with ”I’m not part of the MAGA agenda.”

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