h, the things President Trump will be greeted with this week when he visits London: demonstrators, a giant "Trump Baby" balloon -- and a uniquely British musical protest.
For the past couple of weeks, a social media campaign has sought to make Green Day's classic 2004 jam "American Idiot" the No. 1 tune in the UK by the time Trump arrives Friday. The "Get American Idiot to No.1 for Trump's UK Visit" Facebook page has been advocating for some type of musical protest during a Trump visit to Britain pretty much since the start of his presidency. After Trump's "working visit" -- as opposed to a formal state visit -- was announced in April, the effort went into overdrive.
The campaign asks people to download "American Idiot" between Friday, July 6, and Friday, July 13, to push the 14-year-old single to the top of the Official UK Charts.
So far the effort appears to be working, with the song checking in at No. 18 on the chart Tuesday. It'll take a particularly strong push though to get the song to the top of the chart by Friday.
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