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Peter Bywaters of the punk band Peter and the Test Tube Babies claims he was refused entry into the U.S. when he landed in San Francisco earlier this week. The singer says authorities detained him because he once impersonated President Donald Trump onstage.
Speaking to Team Rock, Bywaters said: “I had only been there 30 seconds when the customs and border control guard swung his screen round and said: ‘Is this you?’ There in full view was a video from last year’s German tour with me dressed as Donald Trump smoking a fake joint. From there it all went down hill. Six hours later I was forcibly escorted to my seat on the plane.”
Bywaters says both his phone and passport were confiscated before he had his fingerprints taken, along with DNA swabs. His photo was also taken and he says he was forced to make a sworn statement before being escorted onto a plane home.
Bywaters was in the U.S. to perform with his band at the Santa Ana festival. Since he was sent back home, his band had to recruit multiple guest singers to help them in their performances. When asked if he was worried the band will replace him, the singer said “Oh well, I expect to still be the singer of Peter And The Test Tube Babies by the end of the year. Will Trump still be president by the end of the summer."
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