Dropkick Murphys humiliate Trump as ‘First Class Loser', air Epstein scandal montage at concert
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Celtic punk legends Dropkick Murphys turned up the heat at the revived Vans Warped Tour this weekend with a blistering on-stage takedown of President Donald Trump and an unexpected call-out of his infamous ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Performing their 2005 track “First Class Loser,” the band used the stage’s massive screen to project video clips of Trump and Epstein together including Trump’s much-circulated 2002 remark to New York Magazine calling Epstein a “terrific guy.”
Trump said, “I’ve known Jeffrey 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.”
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Punk band slams Trump as ‘first class loser’ during live show
Frontman Ken Casey introduced the song with an unfiltered monologue saying, “This next song is dedicated to a guy who wears orange makeup, [...] It’s called ‘First Class Loser.’”
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The on-screen visuals paired Casey’s raw vocals with close-ups of Epstein and Trump at past parties and tabloid-style headlines referencing their now-controversial friendship.
One particularly jarring frame included Trump’s quote about Epstein’s taste in “younger” women, with bold red captions flashing across the footage: “You said it. we didn’t forget.”
The moment quickly went viral after a fan posted a recording to Instagram, with the caption, “Dropkick didn’t come to play — they came for blood.”
The band later reshared the clip with a skull emoji and the hashtag #FirstClassLoser.
Dropkick Murphys double down on anti-Trump stance
The Warped Tour spectacle is far from the first time the Boston-based group has used its platform to voice political discontent.
Earlier this year, during a performance in Florida, Casey explained their stance saying, “We don’t care if we lose fans. When history is said and done, we want it known that the Dropkick Murphys stood with the people, we stood with the workers.”
During the Boston show, Casey didn’t hold back. Addressing the audience directly, he said, “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? They’ve been holding up a fucking hat the whole night to represent a president.”
