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.

The video was captioned with the song’s lyrics: “You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here ... the White House's post on X with the caption “It's closing time. We are making America safe again ...

Lyrics from the song "Closing Time," are heard as the shackled man is shown: "Closing time, you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." The lyrics are also written in the online post ...