Once-celebrated punk band Green Day used their headlining set at Coachella to take a tired, cheap shot at President Trump and his supporters—proving once again that they've sold out their rebel roots in exchange for woke applause.
During their performance of American Idiot, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong swapped out the original lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” for “I’m not part of the MAGA agenda.” The crowd of coastal elites and TikTok influencers cheered—but millions of patriotic Americans rolled their eyes.
It’s a predictable move from a band that’s been clinging to relevance by attacking the very people who built this country. While President Trump is rallying crowds, securing our borders, and standing up to global threats, Green Day is recycling 20-year-old songs with updated liberal talking points.
What’s especially laughable is that these aging rockers once stood for rebellion and anti-establishment thinking. Now they’re mouthpieces for the establishment—just another band of millionaire activists whining from multimillion-dollar stages while everyday Americans struggle under the weight of Democrat policies.
The MAGA movement is about faith, freedom, and putting America first. If Billie Joe Armstrong wants to sing about not being part of that, that’s his choice—but he’s also choosing to alienate the very fans who once bought his records and packed his concerts.
Green Day isn’t fighting the system anymore. They are the system. And like their lyrics say—they really have become the “American Idiots.”
