Regardless of current studies on the contrary, Dropkick Murphys didn’t have their X/Twitter account suspended over frontman Ken Casey’s current criticisms of Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Casey tells Consequence that the band truly deactivated their account again in 2022 when Musk first took over the platform — or, “when he was solely half a Nazi.”
A message on Dropkick Murphys’ X/Twitter account presently reads, “Account suspended. X suspends accounts which violate the X Guidelines.”
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Whereas the timing appears to coincide with Casey’s takedowns of Musk and Trump, the singer explains that the suspension is tied to somebody taking on the X/Twitter deal with and pretending to be the band. The punk frontman tells Consequence:
“We broke up with him first. We give up Twitter in 2022 when he was solely half a Nazi. Then another person took our deal with, pretending to be our official account, so we filed a authorized grievance to place a cease to that — which is why @dropkickmurphys reveals as suspended. Look, we pulled our account as a result of we didn’t wish to be a part of that man’s empire. But when we have been nonetheless on there, I’m certain he would have suspended us by now.”
At current reveals, Casey has been extremely vital of Musk and Trump. At one gig, he seen a concertgoer in a Trump T-shirt, and made him a guess as as to if the garment was made within the USA. When it turned out that the shirt was made in Nicaragua, Casey traded the particular person a Dropkick Murphys shirt that was made in America.
Individually, at one of many band’s hometown St. Patrick’s Day concert events in Boston, Casey referred to as out a fan who was waving round a black MAGA hat, calling the cap an “Elon Musk True Nazi version.”
He additional informed the viewers, “Should you’re in a room full of individuals and also you wish to know who’s in a cult, how have you learnt who’s in a cult? They’ve been holding up a fucking hat the entire night time to symbolize a president. That is America, there’s no kings right here. Anyway, for those who thoughts, sir, we’re gonna play a tune about our grandparents and individuals who fought Nazis within the conflict and shit. So for those who may simply shut the fuck up for 5 minutes.”
In the meantime, throughout an look on the MeidasTouch podcast, Casey stated, “Donald Trump is the precise reverse of all the pieces we sing about. He’s turned on his buddies. He’s turned on America’s buddies and our allies. He’s a rat and a coward whenever you consider it that method. America shouldn’t be turning on our allies.”
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See footage of Ken Casey’s onstage speech and his look on the MeidasTouch podcast under.