The band Semisonic made clear Monday that it didn’t “authorize or condone” a White Home video utilizing their tune “Closing Time.”
The official White Home and U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) X accounts posted the video exhibiting deportations to the famed ’90s tune, with the White Home that includes the lyrics, “You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here.”
“It’s closing time. We are making America safe again,” CBP mentioned in its repost.
Semisonic mentioned that the White Home didn’t ask for his or her permission to make use of their tune “Closing Time.” (White Home | Photograph by Frank Micelotta/Getty Photos)
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In a press release posted hours later, Semisonic mentioned that the band didn’t approve of the video and that the Trump administration had “missed the point” of the tune.
“We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song ‘Closing Time’ in any way. And no, they didn’t ask. The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely,” Semisonic wrote on X.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the White Home for remark.
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt defined the video throughout Monday’s press briefing, saying it “sums up our immigration policy pretty well: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.”
“The White House and our entire government clearly is leaning into the message of this president and we are unafraid to double down and to take responsibility and ownership of the serious decisions that are being made,” Leavitt mentioned. “The president was elected with an overwhelming mandate to launch the largest mass deportation campaign in American history. And that’s exactly what he is doing.”
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White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the video, saying it “sums up” the Trump administration’s immigration coverage. (Getty/White Home)
Semisonic joins a prolonged checklist of well-known bands and musicians, together with Foo Fighters, Celine Dion, Beyoncé and ABBA, who’ve complained about President Donald Trump utilizing their songs throughout marketing campaign or White Home occasions.
One notable exception is the Village Folks. After beforehand insisting Trump cease utilizing their songs “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” the band’s founding member Victor Willis modified his thoughts in 2024 after complimenting Trump for “bringing so much joy to the American people” together with his songs.
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Fox Information’ Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
