Green Day's frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has got an answer for those confused about Donald Trump's rise to prominence: "uneducated white working-class people".
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Speaking to NME in the new edition of their magazine, Armstrong compared Trump to Hitler and added: "That's the problem right there. There's this white nationalism that's been brewing under the radar for a long time. But now [Trump's] been able to cause people to lash out and blame minorities and it's really confusing. I mean, blatant misogyny going on at the same time."
He also admitted some of his own family will be voting for Trump, explaining: "I've got family members from Oklahoma that are big Trump supporters. And there's no clear answer on why they're supporting him because he doesn't even have any policies.
"How can you have an opinion about who you want for the Leader of the Free World when the guy running doesn't have answers to any questions?
"Except for a f**king wall! That's never going to happen, give me a break. You know, dude, I just think it's been mass manipulation. Your grandparents have been hijacked by Fox News [who are] getting their information from the National Enquirer [and] tabloids that are saying, 'Hillary Clinton adopted an alien baby'. I'm not kidding you. Like, an alien from outer space! They're grasping at straws to do anything to destroy her."
The Green Day edition of NME is available now.
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