Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong held up a Donald Trump mask at the band’s recent show in Washington, DC. Watch the videos below.The trio performed at the city’s Nationals Park stadium on Monday (July 29), marking the first stop on their North American ‘Saviors’ tour.
Support came from Rancid, The Linda Lindas and Smashing Pumpkins.At one point in the concert, Armstrong held up a Trump mask with the word “idiot” written across its forehead.
He showed the prop to the crowd during the ‘American Idiot’ section of the gig. It is reported that the mask was thrown onto the stage by a fan in the front row.Armstrong also switched up a line in the ‘American Idiot’ title track.
He sang, “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda” instead of the original line, “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda“, as he has done at previous shows.Some Trump supporters have criticised Green Day over their mask stunt, suggesting it was in poor taste following the assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate earlier this month.However, others have noted that Armstrong and co.
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