At a recent show in Clearwater, Florida, a man sporting MAGA gear stood in the front row. Casey offered him a friendly wager over whether his Make America Great Again shirt was actually made in America.
The crowd roared as Casey revealed the shirt was made in Nicaragua. Casey swapped it for a Dropkick Murphy's t-shirt, which he said was "proudly made in America."
After the show, Casey told me he approached the fan in the MAGA clothing.
Casey: " I said, ‘Hey man. That was cool that you were a good sport about it and you honored the bet.’ And he said, ‘I've been coming to see you for 20 years. You guys are family, and I don't let politics come between family.’ And I was like, wow. I think a lot of us have a lot more in common than politics would make us think."
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