Billie Joe Armstrong says the song “American Idiot”, written during the Bush government, has even more weight in the current presidency
Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of the rock band Green Day, called the United States President, (Republican Party) “A full idiot.” The musician Xingou Trump during an interview, published on Friday (29.ago.2025), by the Argentine edition of the magazine Rolling Stone.
Armstrong also stated that “American Idiot”, music released in 2004 in the group’s homonymous album, gained a new meaning. Originally written for the then US President, George W. Bush (Republican Party), she became “Trueier”according to the singer, with Trump in the White House.
“The problem of songs like ‘American Idiot’ is that in the US they become more true over time. Originally, this song was written about the presidency of George W. Bush. But I think he has even more weight with the presidency of Donald Trump: a person clearly unable to lead the country … He is a complete idiot.”said the singer in the interview.
One day earlier, another renowned artist, released a protest song against Trump. On Thursday (28th), the 79 -year -old Canadian singer released the song “Big Crime”, which directly criticizes the sending of the Trump government measure to combat crime in the capital. He also criticized the slogan “Make America Great Again”, asking for the end of this idea.
In the interview with Rolling Stone Argentina Armstrong also addressed social and economic issues. “We grew up listening to punk rock and feeding our political visions. The 21st century is trying to define itself, and it brings chaos. It may be too simplistic, but under the Trump government we had the lowest employment rate in recent months. And the government doesn’t care. They give people’s money to billionaires.”he said.
Armstrong also mentioned the international situation in Palestine and criticized the priorities of the US President. “There is a genocide in Gaza, but [Trump] Want to talk about [a atriz] Sydney Sweeney. I know this kind of chaos is beyond our control. But music can give you a place of belonging, a place where people can gather to find comfort, try to relate a little better to the world. And with luck, not falling from a bridge ”these.
