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Green Day's American Idiot soars up charts ahead of Donald Trump's UK visit

Green Day's hit song "American Idiot" has been climbing up the charts ahead of Donald Trump's visit: Getty Images
Green Day's hit song "American Idiot" has been climbing up the charts ahead of Donald Trump's visit: Getty Images

Green Day's American Idiot song has soared up the charts ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the UK.

A social media campaign was launched in January 2017 with the hashtag #MAIGA which stands for “Make American Idiot Great Again.”

It was launched in protest at the President’s visit in July 2018.

On Sunday, the social media account tweeted that the song was number nine on the iTunes top ten chart and on Monday the song reached the number one spot on Amazon’s list of best-selling songs in Britain.

Originally the song, which was released in 2004, was written in part about the then President George W. Bush.

It is not the first time the song has been used in reference to Mr Trump.

the song 'American Idiot' was released by Green Day in 2004 (evin Winter/Getty Images)
the song 'American Idiot' was released by Green Day in 2004 (evin Winter/Getty Images)

Last week, Senator Tim Kaine responded to reports that the president had nicknamed the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man” after the Elton John song.

He joked that Kim should refer to Mr Trump as an “American Idiot” in response.

Mr Trump is due to land in the UK on Thursday and will stay in the country until Saturday.

President Donald Trump will visit the UK over the weekend (AP)
President Donald Trump will visit the UK over the weekend (AP)

It is understood he will go first to the US Ambassador's residence in Regent's Park before having dinner at Blenheim Palace.

During his three-day trip, he will meet with Theresa May at Chequers before joining the Queen at Windsor Castle.

In response to his visit, a national Stop Trump protest has been organised and is expected to draw around 50,000 people to the capital.

Anti-Trump protesters march to Downing Street in 2017 (PA Archive/PA Images)
Anti-Trump protesters march to Downing Street in 2017 (PA Archive/PA Images)

Demonstrators will assemble outside the BBC building in Portland Place at 2pm on the Friday and march through Oxford Circus and down Regent Street before ending in Trafalgar Square for a rally.

Scotland Yard said it has specialist plans in place to ensure that the event will be secure and said in a statement: "We are preparing for a multi-faceted policing and security operation, involving the protection and movement of the president.

"The requirements of this complex operation need to be balanced with the right of individuals to a freedom of speech."