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NDTV
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"First-Class Loser": US Band Plays Trump-Epstein Clip On Giant Screen
New Delhi: Punk rock veterans Dropkick Murphys brought fierce political energy to their recent Warped Tour performance, with frontman Ken Casey using the stage to call out US President Donald Trump in no uncertain terms. Before launching into their fiery single 'First Class Loser,' Casey dedicated the track to Trump, describing him in blunt terms. "This next song is dedicated to a guy who wears orange makeup, sh*ts his pants in his diapers, rapes women, touches kids," Casey said. "It's called ' First Class Loser. ' The band performed in front of a large screen displaying a series of images and videos of Trump, including material linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. BREAKING: Dropkick Murphys just played this stunning montage of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at their concert. Retweet to make sure every American sees this. — Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) July 29, 2025 One image featured a 2002 quote from a New York Magazine article in which Trump said of Epstein, "I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." The song's lyrics went like, "Have you ever had a family or a friend that drove you crazy? / A foe or a neighbour who's obnoxious, rude or lazy?" Casey continued, "The type of guy you'd cross six lanes of traffic to avoid / He's always got his hand out, he should be unemployed." This isn't the first time the band has clashed with Trump supporters. At a Boston concert earlier this year, Casey called out an audience member waving an all-black MAGA hat, calling it the "true Nazi edition." "If you're in a room full of people and you want to know who's in a cult, how do you know who's in a cult?" Casey asked the crowd. "They've been holding up a f**king hat the whole night to represent a president." Casey has since made it clear that the band's political stance is non-negotiable. During a Florida show, he told the crowd, "The reason we speak out, we don't care if we lose fans, because when history is said and done, we want it known that the Dropkick Murphys stood with the people, we stood with the workers." Donald Trump recently said Epstein repeatedly poached Mar-a-Lago staff, including Virginia Giuffre, who later accused Epstein of sex trafficking. "He stole people that work for me," Trump said, calling Epstein "persona non grata" at his club. Trump also claimed he was never invited to Epstein's private island, describing that as "a moment of good judgment." The Justice Department recently confirmed no Epstein "client list" exists.
Newsweek
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Texas Democrat Tells Joe Rogan His Advice to GOP That Trump 'Tapped Into'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. In what was a highly awaited conversation, Texas state Representative James Talarico joined The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and urged Republicans to compete for young voters rather than trying to suppress them—acknowledging that President Donald Trump had "tapped into" something real with younger Americans. "I do think there is something that Donald Trump tapped into. I think that other Republicans could tap into," Talarico said during the episode. "And again, this is weird because I'm a Democrat making an argument for Republicans. The reason I'm doing this is I think when politicians feel that they can win over voters, we all compete to win over those voters and that leads to better public policy." BREAKING: Democrat James Talarico just perfectly laid out to Joe Rogan how Republicans are suppressing the vote in Texas. This is wild to watch. — Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) July 18, 2025 Talarico, a 36-year-old Democrat from Austin, argued that GOP-backed voting laws in Texas—which he called "voter suppression"—disproportionately hurt young voters. "Instead of making it harder for young people to vote, why don't you just go out and try to win their votes? Clearly, Donald Trump was able to do it," he told Rogan. On why Trump resonated with young men, Talarico said his own party misunderstands what voters really want: "Democrats too often—my party—we think that people are going to be happy with a handout. I've never met someone who wants a handout." Faith, Biden and the Meaning of Power The conversation, which lasted more than two hours, touched on faith, politics and generational change. Talarico criticized a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to religion. "If we have to force people to put up a poster, to me, that means that we have a dead religion—a religion that no longer moves people, a religion that no longer speaks to people's hearts," he said. He warned about "Christian nationalism," which he defined as "the worship of power—whether it's social power, economic power, political power—in the name of Christ," adding: "This is what people think about religious people—that we're more interested in imposing our faith or our values or our beliefs on others instead of living it out ourselves." Podcaster Joe Rogan, left, interviewed Democratic Texas state Representative James Talarico, right. The 36-year-old from Austin argued that his state's GOP-backed voting laws—which he called "voter suppression"—disproportionately hurt young voters. Podcaster Joe Rogan, left, interviewed Democratic Texas state Representative James Talarico, right. The 36-year-old from Austin argued that his state's GOP-backed voting laws—which he called "voter suppression"—disproportionately hurt young voters. The Joe Rogan Experience / YouTube Talarico also criticized former President Joe Biden, saying he should have stepped aside to allow younger leadership. "We focus so much on President Biden's age, which I agree was a problem, but I don't think we've really discussed that the biggest problem was ego. It was his inability to step aside and let someone else do the job," he said. "In 2020, we all knew—anybody that was paying attention—knew that he was compromised." On abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, Talarico defended his abortion-rights Christian perspective. "Creation has to be done with consent. You cannot force someone to create. Creation is one of the most sacred acts that we engage in as human beings," he said. "If this was something that really was central to Jesus' ministry, I would think he would have said something about it ... We have four Gospels with tons of teachings from Jesus and none of them are about this." AI, Bipartisanship and a Lost Generation Talarico also addressed how artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt work and society, calling it "a spiritual question about what does it mean to be a human being." He added: "We're all either thrilled or terrified of this AI future. It's going to change how we understand work. It's going to change how we understand our jobs and our careers. It's going to eliminate a lot of jobs, I would imagine." He described how bipartisan friendships in the Texas Legislature led him to work with Republicans on issues like drug pricing and homeschool sports. "I ended up crossing party lines to support that bill. And I got a bunch of blowback from my folks," he said. "But I felt like this trust that I had with James [Frank]—someone who is on the completely polar opposite side of me—moved me in a way that I actually changed my opinion on something." Speaking about young Americans' spiritual struggles, Talarico said: "I hear from people all day long, yes on TikTok but also in real life, where they're just like, 'I want a relationship with God and I'm just not sure how to find that,'" he said. "It does feel like young people in particular are the ones that are asking these questions ... they are waking up to how broken organized religion is and they are starting to yearn for something bigger and better and something that's more true and more honest."
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Stunning Freudian Slip': Trump's Hot Take On Bullies Leads To Epic 'Self Own'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered up his thoughts on bullies, but his critics said he may as well have been talking about himself. The moment came as Trump was speaking to reporters in the White House about his plans to redevelop Gaza and his Saturday deadline for Hamas to release its remaining Israeli hostages. 'I don't think they're gonna make the deadline, personally, I think they wanna play tough guy,' Trump said. 'But we'll see how tough they are.' One reporter asked if that deadline would undermine peace talks. Trump said he didn't think so, adding: 'You know bullies? You know what a bully is, right? You know the bully, I've always ― and I found it throughout my life ― a bully is the weakest person. And they're bullies. Hamas is bullies. The weakest people are bullies. You know that, right?' Trump's critics were quick to point out that he's been accused of being a bully himself often enough ― and they called his comments about them being 'the weakest people' something of a confession: Donald Trump self-owns:"A bully is the weakest weakest people are bullies." — Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) February 11, 2025 BREAKING: In a stunning Freudian slip, Donald Trump just admitted that the weakest people in life are bullies. Donald, you should look in the mirror. — Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) February 11, 2025 Trump: "A bully is the weakest weakest people are bullies."What a scathing tragic that he lacks the intelligence to realize — Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 (@JoshEakle) February 11, 2025 Projection Don strikes again — Alex Parker (@AlexParker) February 11, 2025
