On Monday morning, the White House shared 17 seconds of propaganda in which Border Patrol agents appear to arrest an undocumented immigrant. The video is soundtracked by Semisonic‘s “Closing Time,” the 1998 song written by future pop hitmaker Dan Wilson.

"And no, they didn't ask," Semisonic continued. "The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely." Billboard has reached out to the White

Obviously, the pop-rock band Semisonic doesn’t want to get associated with the Trump administration’s revolting idea of a “fun video.” “We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song ‘Closing Time’ in any way,