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British protesters want Green Day's "American Idiot" to top the charts for Trump's visit
Brits have invented a unique way to troll US President Donald Trump ahead of his upcoming UK visit — and it involves a Green Day song from 2004.
Protesters who oppose Trump and his policies started a campaign to get people in the UK to buy and stream the Green Day song “American Idiot,” so that when Trump lands on Thursday, the song will be at the top of the music charts.
It seems to be working: The single is already No. 1 on Amazon UK’s bestseller list, and as of Tuesday, it’s climbed to No. 18 on the UK’s official charts.
Campaign organizers Keith Curle and Geoff Thomas urged people to listen to the song as many times as possible between July 6 and July 12, the day Trump is slated to arrive in the UK for a four-day visit; it will be his first official visit there since his presidential inauguration in January 2017. Trump plans to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May in Chequers and travel to Windsor Castle to meet Queen Elizabeth II, among other things.
This particular official visit is a long time in coming. Back in January 2017, May visited the White House and invited Trump to Britain for a state visit, but that prompted backlash from British citizens who disagreed with Trump’s policies. UK residents promised to greet the president with waves of protests, and if all indications are correct, they’ll stick to their word.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/7/10/17553518/trump-green-day-american-idiot-british-visit-protest
Protesters who oppose Trump and his policies started a campaign to get people in the UK to buy and stream the Green Day song “American Idiot,” so that when Trump lands on Thursday, the song will be at the top of the music charts.
It seems to be working: The single is already No. 1 on Amazon UK’s bestseller list, and as of Tuesday, it’s climbed to No. 18 on the UK’s official charts.
Campaign organizers Keith Curle and Geoff Thomas urged people to listen to the song as many times as possible between July 6 and July 12, the day Trump is slated to arrive in the UK for a four-day visit; it will be his first official visit there since his presidential inauguration in January 2017. Trump plans to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May in Chequers and travel to Windsor Castle to meet Queen Elizabeth II, among other things.
This particular official visit is a long time in coming. Back in January 2017, May visited the White House and invited Trump to Britain for a state visit, but that prompted backlash from British citizens who disagreed with Trump’s policies. UK residents promised to greet the president with waves of protests, and if all indications are correct, they’ll stick to their word.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/7/10/17553518/trump-green-day-american-idiot-british-visit-protest
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