--- description: Guns N' Roses got political at their show in Mexico this week, inviting fans onstage to bash a Donald Trump piñata title: Watch Guns N' Roses Invite Mexican Fans to Smash a Donald Trump Piñata image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bddd9599982b314/6988b074fb4eac58e889015e/guns-roses.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Guns N' Roses Invite Mexican Fans Onstage to Smash a Donald Trump Piñata  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2016 6:19 PM CUT  Guns N' Roses perform onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music—Arts Festival Weekend at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on April 23, 2016. Guns N' Roses perform onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music—Arts Festival Weekend at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on April 23, 2016.Kevin Winter—Getty Images for Coachella  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2016 6:19 PM CUT Guns N’ Roses got political at their show in Mexico, inviting fans onstage to bash a [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4588846/donald-trump-clothing-hack-tie/ "undefined") piñata. “Let’s bring up some people and give them a f—ing stick,” [frontman Axl Rose](http://time.com/4165363/axl-rose-guns-n-roses-reunion-rumors/ "undefined") said Wednesday during a performance at [Mexico City’s](http://time.com/4542491/president-pena-nieto-mexico-donald-trump-visit/ "undefined") Palacio de los Deportes, [Billboard reports](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7597155/guns-n-roses-mexico-city-donald-trump-pinata-video "undefined"). “Express yourselves however you feel.” A video of the incident [was first released by TMZ](http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/01/guns-n-roses-donald-trump-pinata/ "undefined"). “Hit him in the head!” Rose encouraged moments later as a few fans thwacked the arms and legs off the Trump effigy. Many Mexicans have had concerns about Trump, given his harsh criticisms of the country and promises to build a border wall that Mexico would pay for, deport undocumented immigrants and reject trade deals. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto found himself in hot water when [he hosted Trump before the election](http://time.com/4542491/president-pena-nieto-mexico-donald-trump-visit/ "undefined"), and the morning after the election, TIME’s Ioan Grillo in Mexico City [woke up in a country he said was beset by “shock, sadness, anger and fear.”](http://time.com/4564935/president-donald-trump-mexico-foreign-policy/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") Watch the video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4589198/guns-n-roses-mexico-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4589198/guns-n-roses-mexico-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Watch Guns N' Roses Invite Mexican Fans Onstage to Smash a Donald Trump Piñata","datePublished":"2016-12-02T18:19:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:07:13.514Z","description":"Trump visited Mexico during the campaign","url":"https://time.com/4589198/guns-n-roses-mexico-donald-trump/","keywords":["Music","Mexico","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bddd9599982b314/6988b074fb4eac58e889015e/guns-roses.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bddd9599982b314/6988b074fb4eac58e889015e/guns-roses.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 2 - Day 2","caption":"2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 2 - Day 2","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images for Coachella","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4589198/guns-n-roses-mexico-donald-trump/","name":"Watch Guns N' Roses Invite Mexican Fans Onstage to Smash a Donald Trump Piñata"}}]}] ```