The official White House and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) X accounts trolled critics on Monday by posting a meme video showing deportations to the famed '90s song "Closing Time," a ...

Minneapolis band Semisonic said the White House “missed the point” when it used the band’s 1998 song “Closing Time” in a social media video Monday showing shackled migrants being deported.

The video is soundtracked by Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” the 1998 song written by future pop hitmaker Dan Wilson. On X, the official White House account shared Wilson’s lyrics “You don ...

A post shared by The White House (@whitehouse) In the new clip, tattooed deportees are seen being grabbed by border guards as Semisonic’s iconic 1998 hit “Closing Time” plays. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Minneapolis rock band Semisonic is protesting the White House's use of its song "Closing Time" in a video showing a handcuffed deportee posted on social media. The video, posted Monday on X ...

“We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song ‘Closing Time’ in any way,” the band wrote on X, the everything app. “And no, they didn’t ask. The song is about ...

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 Protection ...

Semisonic is speaking out against the White House after the release of a deportation video using their 1998 hit “Closing Time.” The song, which was written about the birth of lead singer Dan ...