Trump Renames U.S. Institute of Peace After Himself & Epstein Island Was a S**thole | Ken Casey

Summary

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Episode: Trump Renames U.S. Institute of Peace After Himself & Epstein Island Was a S**thole | Ken Casey

Date: December 5, 2025
Host: Jordan Klepper (styled as "Jordan Clover")
Guest: Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys)

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Overview

In this episode, Jordan Klepper and the Daily Show news team delve into recent headlines with their signature satirical tone. The episode covers:

• New photos from Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island and its bizarre, tacky aesthetic
• The Pentagon’s controversial handling of press access and leaks
• Donald Trump renaming the U.S. Institute of Peace after himself and his ongoing quest for the Nobel Peace Prize
• The unending "War on Christmas” and a satirical Trump-themed ornament
• An interview with Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys, exploring the relationship between politics, punk music, and masculinity

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Release of Epstein Island Files ([01:30] – [06:49])

• The DOJ’s deadline for releasing Epstein files is looming, but House Democrats leak their own batch: over 150 photos and videos of Epstein’s notorious Caribbean estate.

• Content of the files:

  • Tacky décor, questionable furniture arrangements, and a general sense of decrepitude.
  • Oddities include a chalkboard with the words “power, deception, plots” and a dentist chair with masked faces on the wall.

• Satirical takes:

  • Klepper skewers the irony of a billionaire’s island looking so shabby.
  • The presence of a dentist chair is explained as being for an Epstein girlfriend studying dentistry, which is mocked as “somehow way worse.”

Jordan Klepper (03:24):
“How does a billionaire's private island look like a two-star Airbnb? I'm not even talking about the sex rooms. The common spaces are even worse.”

Jordan Klepper (04:27):
“The pedophile billionaire couldn't find one pedophile decorator to help out here? And don't say it was Ghislaine's job to decorate, because that's sexist. She was a working professional — very busy with her own sex trafficking career.”

• Memorable visual:
  • A “library” with four La-Z-Boys arranged in close proximity provides fodder for a running joke about bad design and sinister intent.

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2. Pentagon Press Corps & Leaks ([07:03] – [10:33])

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is embroiled in controversy after sharing sensitive bombing details in a group chat that included a journalist.
• Hegseth refuses interviews or full transparency, offering only selective screenshots.
• The Pentagon bans uncooperative journalists, replacing the press corps with right-wing influencers and personalities.

Jordan Klepper (07:58):
“Kind of sounds like you were texting war plans… In fact, texting those words makes the iPhone send little bomber jets across the screen.”

Jordan Klepper (09:29):
“The entire Pentagon press corps has been replaced by MAGA personalities. You got Matt Gaetz, Laura Loomer, James O’Keefe, Jack Posobec. And if you know who all these people are, I am begging you, please get offline. Touch grass or snow or whatever.”

• Introduces “journalists” whose credentials are dubious, e.g., a TikToker banned for anti-trans statements ([11:01]), exposing the absurdity of “approved” press.

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3. Trump Renames U.S. Institute of Peace ([11:30] – [13:37])

• Trump rechristens the U.S. Institute of Peace as the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
• Klepper lampoons the move as peak egotism and situates it alongside imagined parallels like the “RFK Jr. School for Singing.”
• Trump fumbles pronouncing African leader’s names at a peace ceremony, which Klepper roasts.

Jordan Klepper (12:54):
“[after Trump mangles a name] You really just went for it, right? Like a driver plowing over the school's own speed bumps at 90 miles an hour.”

• Recurring bit: Trump’s ongoing resentment at not winning a Nobel Peace Prize, including clips of Trump’s own claims and street interviews with Norwegians doubting his merits.

Norwegian Interviewee (14:29):
“Do you have any reason he shouldn’t get it?”
“Well, like maybe everything he does.”

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4. The “War on Christmas” Returns ([15:00] – [17:48])

• Churches and cities stage contentious holiday scenes:
  • Illinois church displays a nativity with Baby Jesus zip-tied, Roman ICE agents, and gas-masked Mary and Joseph as a protest.
  • In Portland, the city omits the word “Christmas” from its tree-lighting ceremony, stoking online outrage.

Jordan Klepper (16:06):
“I too am a big supporter of free speech. Unless it’s done on purpose. Now, accidental free speech, that’s where it’s at.”

• Satirical “Trump Tinsel” ad claims to have shredded the only copy of the Epstein files to create Christmas tree tinsel, mocking both Trump’s secrecy and commercialization.

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5. Interview: Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys ([19:23] – [28:40])

Punk Music & Politics ([20:23] – [22:51])

• Punk music has historically been political, but some fans express backlash, wishing bands would “just play.”
• Ken Casey notes that backlash is amplified by online trolling, not representative of true fanbase sentiment.

Ken Casey (20:36):
“To me, if you’re a punk band, this should be your moment… when you should stand up, speak out.”

Dealing with Division & Conservative Fans ([22:51] – [24:42])

• Casey reflects that the Dropkick Murphys have held consistent pro-worker, social justice messages since 1996.
• Political divisions increased after Trump entered politics, persuading “regular people, working people, to fight amongst themselves so they could steal all the money out the back door.”

Ken Casey (23:02):
“…since 1996, we have always had the same message. It’s always been workers’ rights, social justice… Who’s changed?”

Masculinity and Political Stereotypes ([24:48] – [27:47])

• The band’s confrontational, masculine image surprises people when paired with leftist politics.
• Casey mocks performative masculinity:

Ken Casey (25:40):
“You know what I don’t find to be masculine at all? Someone who talks all the time about masculinity and tries so hard to be masculine.”

• He describes a viral concert moment where he bet a Trump-supporting fan that his merchandise wasn’t truly “Made in America”; the fan turned out to be genial—reminding Casey (and listeners) not to judge so easily.

Takeaways & Closing ([27:47] – [28:40])

• Casey encourages dialogue and seeing beyond surface-level tribalism.
• Personal note: Casey’s appearance is endorsed by his daughter, whose birthday gets a shout-out:

  Ken Casey (28:30):
  “It’s my daughter’s 23rd birthday… She said, ‘Fire. Go do the show.’ That’s what kids say — fire.”

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Memorable Quotes

• Jordan Klepper (03:08):
  “That’s the most game recognized game photo I’ve ever seen. Fun fact — you know who took that photo? Bill Cosby.”
• Jordan Klepper (12:08):
  “I look forward to seeing it [the Trump Institute of Peace] alongside the Benjamin Netanyahu Bureau of Urban Planning and the RFK Junior School for Singing.”
• Ken Casey (23:02):
  “A billion is so much more than a million… people just making billions and billions in tax breaks while people fight over someone getting $6 a day in food subsidies.”

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Important Timestamps

• Epstein files segment: [01:30] – [06:49]
• Pentagon press corps shake-up: [07:03] – [10:33]
• Trump Institute of Peace / Nobel segment: [11:30] – [14:36]
• War on Christmas & Trump Tinsel ad: [15:00] – [18:57]
• Ken Casey interview (music, politics, masculinity): [19:23] – [28:40]
• Viral Trump-supporter merch moment: [26:03] – [27:47]

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Tone & Style

Consistently irreverent, biting, and satirical, the episode lampoons political hypocrisy and cultural absurdities with rapid-fire jokes, parodies, and playful banter, particularly between Klepper and Ken Casey.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Show

This episode delivers both sharp political critique and comedy, skewering the news of the day — from the bizarre banality of Epstein Island’s décor to the Pentagon’s transparency failings, Trump’s rebranding spree, and the performative battles over Christmas. The interview with Ken Casey adds thoughtful reflection on punk’s radical tradition and the importance of open dialogue in increasingly polarized times.

Transcript

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[Jordan Clover]

1-800-Contacts. You're listening to Comedy Central.

From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central. It's America's only source for news. This is the Daily show with your host, Jordan Clover.

Welcome to the Daily Show. I am Jordan Plemper. We got so much to talk about tonight. Jeffrey Epstein's island was as creepy as he was. We'll show you this year's must have Christmas tree decoration. And Pete Hegseth's got nothing to hide. But no, you can't look at his phone. So let's kick things off with another installment of the very normal and not shady handling of the Epstein files.

It's pretty boring stuff.

We are just two weeks away from the deadline for the DOJ to release the Epstein files. And Pam Bondi, if you're listening, it's still not too late to release them Advent calendar style. You know.

Let'S see. December 4th. Okay, what's in it today? Ooh, Bill Clinton.

In the meantime, House Democrats continue to release their own Epstein document. So what's in this latest drop? Is it emails? Maybe bank records?

[Ken Casey]

We're seeing new images of the notorious Caribbean estate dubbed Epstein Island. Democrats on the House Oversight committee releasing more than 150 photos and videos of the sprawling mansion. Videos of the pool area, bedrooms and bathrooms. There are also framed photos of the financier and his partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. Like this one with the late Pope John Paul ii.

[Jordan Clover]

Wow. Wow. I can't believe it. The face of the world's most notorious pedophile ring got to meet Jeffrey Epstein.

Wow. Wow.

Amazing. That's the most game recognized game photo I've ever seen. Fun fact. You know who took that photo? Bill Cosby.

This release doesn't contain any major bombshells, but we did learn one new thing. Epstein island look like shit. How does a billionaire's private island look? Like a two star Airbnb. I'm not even talking about the sex rooms. The common spaces are even worse.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Images show a room that appears to be used as a library with four armchairs and a chalkboard with scribbled words.

[Jordan Clover]

What the is that layout?

Look, I know the sex crimes are the main story, but I cannot remain silent about this furniture placement. Who places 4 LA Z boys that close together? Come on, boys. Come to my library. We can smoke cigars and rub knees together. I mean, what happens if all four of you decide to recline at once? It's chaos. This man is sick. You don't want to throw a table in the middle, at least. No, it's a sex compound. But what if a couple of guys want to do a puzzle while their fluids replenish, you know?

Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Come on.

[Jordan Clover]

You have all the money in the world, but you don't have one pal who gets a Herman Miller catalog.

The pedophile billionaire couldn't find one pedophile decorator to help out here? And look. And don't say it was Ghislaine's job to decorate, because that's sexist. She was a working professional who was very busy with her own sex trafficking career. And that wasn't even the only eyesore in the room.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Another image shows a blackboard in his study. There are the words power, deception plots.

[Jordan Clover]

What are they? Brainstorming evil plans. What do we got? We got power, deception. What else? Come on, Cabal here, people. No bad ideas. Plot's okay. Kind of the same thing, but all right. And then I guess there's one guy who threw out music.

Not really on the same page, but okay. Diddy, thank you for contributing.

Please tell me there was one room that didn't feel like a sad dad riddle.

[Ken Casey]

The pictures revealing a room with a dentist chair and masks along the wall.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Masks of men's faces on the walls, and what may be one of the most unnerving images that we saw today.

[Jordan Clover]

Nice choice.

I myself am a little squeamish about going to the dentist, but if there's one thing that puts me at ease, it's haunted orgy masks.

But this is the problem with being a pedophile. This is a problem with being a pedophile Everything you do suddenly seems creepy, but this is actually one of those things that has an explanation. A dentist chair, which a source tells CBS News was put in for one of Epstein's girlfriends. A European studying to be a dentist. What? Okay, all right. I. I thought this was a weird sex thing, but they're actually doing dentistry here. That is somehow way worse. Imagine being the one guy on the flight to Epstein island who is only going for a tooth cleaning. Honey, honey, Prince Andrew goes to the same dentist as me. She must be a really good dentist.

You know what? Enough of that. Enough. Move on. Let's move on to that drunk raccoon who's going viral for all the chaos he caused. Defense Secretary Pete Hexag.

This poor guy has spent all week dodging accusations of war crimes just because he might have committed war crimes, and now he's got this to deal with.

[Ken Casey]

A new Pentagon inspector general's report found he put US Service members at risk by sharing sensitive details of an active bombing mission in Yemen in March. In a signal group chat with other top officials, which mistakenly included a journalist, Hegseth denied wrongdoing. When the story broke this past spring, nobody was texting war plans.

[Jordan Clover]

Oh, okay. Okay, buddy. No need to be that close to me. We're not sitting in Epstein armchairs right now, okay?

No one's saying you were texting war plans. Remind me, what did you text?

[Ken Casey]

He detailed the times F18s would launch and quote when the first bombs will definitely drop.

[Jordan Clover]

Okay, kind of sounds like you were texting war plans. In fact, texting those words makes the iPhone send little bomber jets across the screen.

Regardless, an investigation couldn't hurt. Pete, I assume you would be happy to cooperate.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Hegseth refused an interview request, would not turn over his phone, and handed over only a couple of screenshots.

[Jordan Clover]

Oh, you know, that sounds innocent to me. I have. Look, I have nothing to hide.

[Ken Casey]

See?

[Jordan Clover]

There's my phone.

[Ken Casey]

See?

[Jordan Clover]

It's right there.

Clearly, clearly, clearly, there are a lot of outstanding questions at the Defense Department that investigative reporters could get to the bottom of. Unfortunately, last month, they banned any journalists who didn't agree to only publish what the government allowed them to publish. But don't worry, because the DoD just welcomed in a new crop of approved journalists. Let's see who the new fresh Faces are.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

We're welcoming new media outlets that actually reach Americans. Ask real questions, and don't pursue a biased agenda.

[Jordan Clover]

Yes, Matt Kingsley. If Nicolas Maduro leaves Venezuela today, what role will the Department of War have in a post? Maduro Venezuela.

Matt Gaetz is a reporter now.

This feels like when you're watching an episode of Law and Order and you're like, wait a second. That grieving father played a defense lawyer three seasons ago.

Yes. The entire Pentagon press corps has been replaced by MAGA personalities. You got Matt Gaetz, Laura Loomer, James o', Keefe, Jack Posobec. And if you know who all these people are, I am begging you, please get offline. Touch grass or snow or whatever, little bit of moss.

Whatever'S lying on the ground outside right now. Dog shit. Really? Anything. Anything would be better. Go touch it. Although those are just the big names. Let's meet some of the newer people whose personality disorders we just haven't discovered yet. Brandon Minor. Tim cast media here at the Pentagon, hanging out in the Department of War briefing room. And I am here with Lance. Lance, who are you? What do you do? So I used to be a tiktoker back in the day before I got banned at 150,000 followers. Okay, I'm just gonna put down.

Attend journalism school.

Cool.

[Ken Casey]

I'm.

[Jordan Clover]

But I'm. I will say I'm. I am confused. I'm confused. If you guys are at the Pentagon, then who's vaping in your mom's basement? Like, how does this work? But hey, you know what? Maybe this kid is more impressive than he looks. I mean, he did get banned from TikTok, I assume, for speaking truth to power, where I got banned at 150,000 followers for basically saying I don't and.

[Ken Casey]

Would never have sex with a transgender.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Oh.

[Jordan Clover]

Oh, was that a big problem for you, buddy?

Lots of people, all different genders, just breaking down the door for a chance to ride that Lance train. Is that what's going on?

Look, all I can say is that you, sir, are no Wolf Blitzer. That dude will anyone.

[Ken Casey]

But.

[Jordan Clover]

Enough about the War Department. Enough. Let's move on to the US Institute of Peace. You may remember it was once one of the first agencies President Trump tried to shut down when he took office in January, but now it looks like he's had a change of heart and wall.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

The US Institute of Peace now has.

[Jordan Clover]

A new name, the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. Wonderful. Wonderful. The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. I look forward to seeing it alongside the Benjamin Netanyahu Bureau of Urban Planning and the RFK Junior School for Singing.

But.

The renaming.

Keep an eye out for it. Keep an eye out.

The renaming happened on the occasion of Donald Trump attending a peace ceremony between Rwanda and Congo, where we got to Experience one of the most beautiful moments known to man. Donald Trump trying to pronounce an African leader's name.

[Ken Casey]

I want to thank the two courageous leaders. They are courageous leaders. They really are courageous leaders. Great people. President Giusekite.

[Jordan Clover]

You really just went for it, right? Yeah. Like a driver plowing over the school's own speed bumps at 90 miles an hour.

[Ken Casey]

Boom.

[Jordan Clover]

I love how he pauses and lets people say oh, no, right before pronouncing the name. This guy is a dummy. Everyone knows that leader's name is.

Chicka. You guys, I'm not president, okay? Give me a break.

But look.

Give me some leeway.

But Trump's desire to be known as the President of Peace is nothing new. It's actually the subject of my new special that is coming out on Monday. And tonight we got a sneak peek.

[Ken Casey]

I should get the Nobel Peace Prize. I should have gotten it four or five times. I deserve it, but they will never give it to me.

[Jordan Clover]

He should have gotten the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Ken Casey]

The Nobel Peace Prize.

[Jordan Clover]

The Nobel Peace Prize. Yes, sir. President Trump is targeting Democratic led cities.

This is a naked bike, right? How hard is it for you to.

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Keep looking up and down?

[Jordan Clover]

Listen, I don't know where to look. There's dicks and breads everywhere.

[Ken Casey]

I know.

[Jordan Clover]

Gonna interview people like this. This is what the resistance looks like. Apparently, Donald Trump's not shitting on the other side. Exactly. He did post that video. Did you see that video? He does troll on Twitter and everything. He's got that video where he flies over and he shits on the other side. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Those are some jokes I gotta tell you. You are nearly as stone as I thought you were. How the hell did you become a Trump supporter in Norway? Your questions are impossible to answer.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

He will get the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Jordan Clover]

Do you think Donald Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize?

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

No.

[Jordan Clover]

Do you have any reason he shouldn't get it?

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Well, like maybe everything he does.

[Jordan Clover]

Love that guy. I'll be right back.

Welcome back to the Daily Show. December has just started, but you can already feel Christmas in the air. The music, the decorations, the wailing of elves yearning to be free. But not everyone is feeling so holly jolly.

[Ken Casey]

A woke church set up a truly horrifying nativity scene featuring a zip tied baby Jesus, Roman soldiers as ICE agents, and Mary and Joseph wearing gas masks. I guess the war on Christmas is back, isn't it?

[Jordan Clover]

I knew it. I knew the war on Christmas was coming back. Mostly because Pete Hegseth texted me the Christmas war plans last week.

The dude can't stop. Learn a lesson, Pete. But yes, a church in Illinois decided to turn their nativity scene into a political protest. And Sean Hannity is not happy. You know, I'm a big.

[Ken Casey]

I am a purist when it comes to free speech, even stupid speech, even ignorant speech. And this is it. However, this is done on purpose.

[Jordan Clover]

Yes.

I too am a big supporter of free speech. Unless it's done on purpose. Now, accidental free speech, that's where it's at. Sleepwalking, Tourette's that I fully support.

But that nativity scene was just the opening salvo in the war on Christmas. Over in Portland, they're launching a full invasion.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Portland, Oregon is back in the news. Outrage has spread across the country after speakers there failed to mention the word Christmas during the city's annual tree lighting. The celebration was only referred to as the tree lighting, with a group leading the event, erasing the word. Critics tearing the city apart on social media, for example, wondering why they can't say the word Christmas, questioning how things got so divisive, so ridiculous. And one person going as far to say that it will always be a Christmas tree.

[Jordan Clover]

Yes, it's obviously a Christmas tree even if you don't say it. No one sees this and thinks the tree of the dark lord Cthulhu comes earlier and earlier every year. Maybe they just forgot to say the word Christmas. This time of year people forget shit. Haven't you seen Home Alone?

The parents in that movie are so busy with Christmas they forget to find competent assassins to murder their son. Worth a watch. I think the real story here is that Portland is putting up a Christmas tree at all. I'm surprised it's not a non denominational indigenous pop up matcha cafe with a star on top. But despite these indignities, don't think Christmas is defeated yet. In fact, our very own president has just released a new product to keep everyone proudly in the Christmas spirit.

[Trump Tinsel Advertiser]

Looking to make your Christmas tree great again?

Well, now you can. With Trump tinsel.

Trump tinsel is eco friendly, made right here in the USA and looks great on any tree. But what really sets Trump tinsel apart is that it's the only tinsel that's been upcycled from 100% genuine Epstein files. That's right. We took the only copy of the Epstein files in existence and ran it through an industrial shredder. And now what's left of them can be yours for just $49.99. President Trump promised to release the Epstein files, but he never said how. Now he's Turned him into tinsel because that's just how much he loves Christmas.

[Ken Casey]

I love Christmas. I love Christmas.

[Trump Tinsel Advertiser]

Just don't try to piece your trump tinsel back together. That would ruin the Christmas spirit.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Wait, I think these two pieces line up.

[Trump Tinsel Advertiser]

Donald, I said don't piece them together. Don't do the thing from that scene in Argo.

[Ken Casey]

Good.

[Trump Tinsel Advertiser]

Now toss your tinsel and act merry.

Let's see trump tinsel. Don't piece it together like that scene in Argo.

[Jordan Clover]

When we come back, Ken Casey will be joining me on the show. Don't go away.

Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is the frontman of the band Dropkick Murphy's. Their latest album is called for the People and features the song who'll Stand With Us? Please welcome Kid Casey.

Hey, finally at the desk. Look at that. You made it at the desk, right?

[Ken Casey]

We usually play on these shows and then we're looking at the host like, am I coming over? And they're like, no, you're leaving.

[Jordan Clover]

No. Yeah. Now you actually have to say something. Do you think you might break into song? I definitely won't break into song. Yeah. If you want me to drop a beat at any point, just give me the signal. Okay. Who will stand with us? That's a banger.

[Ken Casey]

Yeah, it's a banger.

[Jordan Clover]

That's a banger. Right? There are people.

It'S curious.

Seeing that that video is politically charged. The music is politically charged, but there's still people who are surprised sometimes to hear that. Is that embedded in what punk music is in general?

[Ken Casey]

I thought so apparently until we started, you know, getting a lot of hate mail that said, just, just play. Don't, don't talk politics. And I just scratched my head because the bands that inspired me and that I thought, you know, during my growing up, listening to punk and bands singing about, whether it be Reagan or, you know, the Queen or Thatcher, you know, around the world, standing up to, speaking about governments and then even in the Bush era, and then now in a time that in my opinion is worse than all those situations, a lot of bands have gone quiet because they don't really want the negative attention. They don't want the backlash. They don't want the attacks. They don't want the cancel culture. But, yeah, this to me is like, what if you're a punk band? This should be your moment, you know, this is when you should.

[Jordan Clover]

Why do you think that is?

Is it the fear of cancell? I think you are right. You articulate that punk music in itself has been talking about fighting fascism for quite some time. Like, was that performative in essence? Is this the time where it should be happening? Or is that no longer in vogue musically? Like, where do you see what you see?

[Ken Casey]

I think back in the day, you didn't have this army of online trolls coming at you. You didn't have threats. But, you know, as we've recently learned from Twitter, you know, opening up where their accounts are from, you know, people would say, the country's so divided, it's 50, 50, you must hate that 50% of your fans hate you now. And I said, is it really 50% of our fans? No, I think it's, you know, it's a lot of hype and it's a lot of loudmouths that seem like they're more than they are. So we feel like when we speak out, it's not necessarily too. I know we're not going to change anything on ourselves, but. But maybe we'll inspire another band to feel like, oh, we better do it too, because there's nothing to fear out there. If you're a band, you know what I mean? Or anyone, whether it's a protest or whatever, stand up, speak up. Don't be afraid to let your voice be heard.

[Jordan Clover]

You have a varied fan base and a dedicated fan base. What have some of those fans who are more conservative, who are MAGA supporters, what have they thought recently?

[Ken Casey]

Yeah, we have a lot of fans that, you know, probably don't. Aren't as far left as we are, but know that since 1996, we have always had the same message. And it's always been workers rights, social justice, you know, we've always had the same message. So when you say, what are you talking about? I say, who's changed? A lot of these people were lockstep with our values and things that were important to us until that guy came down the escalator and started to divide everybody and feed everyone the lie to get, you know, regular people, working people, to fight amongst themselves so they could steal all the money out the back door. Everyone's so concerned about Snap and everything else, but, you know, but they don't mind a billionaire, you know, making what it is. If anyone, you know, you hear the term million and billion thrown around. Like a billion is so much more than a million. And, you know, people just making billions and billions in tax breaks while people fight over someone getting, you know, $6 a day in food subsidies. It's just. It's maddening to me. And, you know, I don't think my politics are radical. It's like, you know, I get to travel around the world, I get to talk with friends that talk about their free health care and I tell them how much I pay a month and they what? You know, and you know, it's just insanity. What's happened here is really insanity. It's like we're the richest country in the world. Can we all just take it down a notch, come back together again and just have a little empathy and help some people? And.

[Jordan Clover]

It'S curious.

Some people were introduced to Dropkick Murphy's this year when that video went viral of sort of you interacting with a Trump supporter at one of your concerts. What is what? A lot of people that I've talked to who maybe didn't know about the Dropkick Murphy's before that were surprised to see a punk band, Boston based, masculine, aggressive punk band that connects with young men. Be open and liberal with their politics. There's a larger conversation right now happening about masculinity in America and what those images of masculinity should be like and how the right tends to take those or people can. Young people can find their way into rabbit holes that take them farther and farther. Right. Like, how do you see it as somebody who's like a strong, aggressive, liberal performer and your young fans who watch.

[Ken Casey]

You, you know what I don't find to be masculine at all? Someone who talks all the time about masculinity and tries so hard to be masculine. No, no, not you.

[Jordan Clover]

I was gonna say you're.

[Ken Casey]

You're purely masculine.

[Jordan Clover]

I'm just trying to ask a question, Ken. That was just a question. I.

Just trying here, man. Okay.

[Ken Casey]

But you know, like Pete headseth the whole thing. It's like, come on, man. You know, that's why it's like, if you're trying too hard, why are you trying so hard? And we just, we don't try so hard. But you know, yeah, we are a punk band. We're all regular guys. We're not afraid to confront the situation. But I think what people like the most about the video you're talking about, because I've had some other videos go semi viral where the interaction wasn't as friendly with someone in the crowd. But what people liked about that video is there was dialogue to it. These fans were in the front row. MAGA shirts on clearly front row. And they had a blow up of Donald Trump's head. So they wanted to be acknowledged. And I confronted them and made a bet because Dropkick Murphy sells only made in America. Merchandise. We don't brag about it. I am on TV talking about it. But considering we just go about our business and do it to support American workers. Meanwhile, the other group, every shirt they have, is all about how patriotic and American they are, yet they get their merchandise cheaper from sweat labor in another country. So I made a bet because I was pretty sure that his shirt was not gonna be made in America. And I said, I'll trade you a Dropkick Murphy shirt and $100 if yours is made in America. And if it isn't, I'll just give you the shirt. And the guy was a good sport. He took off his shirt and he threw it up to me on stage, and he had a smile on his face. And after. I talked to him after the show, and this was a lesson for me, because I just. I had assumptions about what he's like. By the way, this show was in Florida, so it wasn't like we were shooting. It wasn't like we were shooting fish in a barrel. And.

[Jordan Clover]

And.

[Ken Casey]

And. And. And, you know, And. And I went down afterwards, and he said, hey, man, I've been coming to see you for 20 years, and I consider you family. And I. I don't fight with family. And I was like, wow, that made me not necessarily want to judge a book by its cover all the time, you know, so it was. You know, there's some. There's some people that nowadays, it could be just as little as, like, who's the people you live around? What channel is put on in your house? And you're just fed a narrative that's just ridiculous. And so I try my best to always think about that as I'm making fun of someone or whatever.

[Jordan Clover]

You and me both, my friend. You and me both. Oh, hey, hey.

[Ken Casey]

It's my daughter's 23rd birthday. Emma Kate Casey. And I said, do you mind? Should I stay home or should I come do this? And she said, fire. Go do the show. That's the kids. Say fire.

[Jordan Clover]

Emma, you're fire. Happy birthday, Emma. Thank you for giving us your dad for just a minute. For the people, it's available now. Ken Casey. We're gonna take a quick break right back after this.

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[Ken Casey]

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