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Watch Green Day Chant “No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!” From The AMAs Stage

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 20: Musician Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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In a music landscape that has not been quiet about its distaste for President-Elect Donald Trump, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has been one of the most outspoken voices. Most recently he called for "something drastic" to prevent Trump from taking office in an interview with NME. Tonight he took his protest campaign to the American Music Awards, where Green Day's performance of "Bang Bang" included a chanted interlude -- "No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!" -- in reference to MDC's "Born To Die." Watch below.

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UPDATE: Green Day's protest was a surprise to the AMAs producers.

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