The release of a controversial White House video set to a pop song has sparked outrage for dehumanizing immigrants.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Washington. NEW YORK (AP) — The band Semisonic is pushing back at the ...

The band Semisonic has denounced the Trump administration for using their 1998 hit Closing Time in a White House social media post about deportations. The video featured a handcuffed man being ...

The band Semisonic made clear Monday that it did not “authorize or condone” a White House video using their song “Closing Time.” The official White House and U.S. Customs and Border ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee. The White House added ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee. The White House added the song in ...

Semisonic is the latest music act to blast the Trump White House for using their song. They're calling out the administration for using their song 'Closing Time' in a deportation video.

Semisonic wrote in a statement that the band did not "authorize or condone" the White House using their song "Closing Time" in a video showing deportations.

Nineties alt-rockers Semisonic have condemned the White House’s use of their hit song “Closing Time” in a new video promoting ...