Dropkick Murphys shared their support for Michael Fanone after the January 6 cop wore a shirt from the Boston-based Irish American punk band to the House Judiciary Committee hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith on January 22.
The Dropkick Murphys shirt Fanone donned at Thursday's hearing said: "Fighting Nazis since 1996."
"Much love to Michael Fanone for standing up for the people," Dropkick Murphys said on social media on Thursday, sharing a clip of Fanone at the hearing.
The Irish American band said Fanone has "been with us from the beginning," adding that "he was at our first DC show in ‘96."
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The band also posted a shot of Fanone in his Dropkick Murphys tee to their Instagram stories, thanking him for "all you do."
Dropkick Murphys' Instagram story with Michael Fanone from January 22.
In his own post on social media, Fanone said: "I fought then, I'll keep fighting now."
Dropkick Murphys liked Fanone's post and commented with a fire emoji and the hands up emoji.
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On Friday, the Dropkick Murphys online store had the shirt available in adult and youth sizes for pre-order.
Fanone was a cop on the day of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. He was assaulted by rioters and has since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After retiring as a cop in late 2021, Fanone pivoted to writing and political commentating.
He was attending Thursday's hearing in support of former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith alongside other January 6 cops, Daniel Hodges, Aquilino Gonell, and Harry Dunn. Smith was testifying before Congress about his attempts to prosecute Trump for his role in January 6.
In the clip shared by Dropkick Murphys, Fanone is seen wearing the band's shirt as he confronted Ivan Raiklin after the MAGA activist attempted to shake Fanone's hand during a break in Smith's testimony.
"This guy has threatened my family, threatened my children, threatened to rape my children, you sick bastard," Fanone can be heard saying as he was being held back from Raiklin.
In a video published later on Thursday, Fanone - still wearing his Dropkick Murphys tee - shared his version of the events, claiming that Raiklin did not approach him in good faith.
In another viral moment from Thursday's hearing, Fanone coughed "go f--k yourself" when Republican Representative Troy Nehls claimed that the fault of January 6 "does not lie with Donald Trump" but instead lies with the "US Capitol leadership team."
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Thursday's events come about five months after Fanone interviewed Dropkick Murphys founder and frontman Ken Casey.
During the interview, Casey said it was "an honor" to know Fanone and acknowledged his "bravery" for his actions on January 6 and for speaking out afterward.
Dropkick Murphys, who are set to play Dublin's Fairview Park in June, have a long history of anti-Nazism and have emerged as critics of the MAGA movement.
In 2013, DKM frontman Casey famously took a swing at an audience member who made a Nazi salute at the band's concert, telling the crowd afterward, "Nazis are not f---ing welcome at a Dropkick Murphys show."
In 2022, the band told a neo-Nazi group who used the DKM song "The Boys are Back" in a video posted online to "Stop using our song for your little dress up party," adding "We will SMASH you."
Last year, the band went viral after a "friendly wager" with a MAGA fan at one of their shows.
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