Amateur singer Lara Trump lashes out at Green Day over MAGA lyrics

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former television producer and amateur singer, who is married to Eric Trump – third child of the former president – said the US rocker “couldn’t help himself” and “had to get woke”. During the band’s televised performance on Ryan Seacrest’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Armstrong altered the words of the band’s famous tune American Idiot, singing: “I’m not a part of the Maga agenda.” Speaking on her show The Right View, Ms Trump said that Armstrong’s actions were “not punk rock” and claimed that he was “controlled by the corporate political agenda”. Armstrong altered the words of the band’s famous tune American Idiot during a televised New Year’s Eve performance “He changed the lyrics from ‘I’m not a part of the Redneck agenda’ to ‘I’m not part of the Maga agenda’. “These people are so controlled by the mainstream, they are so controlled by the corporate political agenda.” Ms Trump also recalled the controversy caused by award-winning singer-songwriter Neil Young, who removed his music from Spotify after the platform signed a deal with podcaster Joe Rogan.