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NBC News
· collected 2026-09-18 · by David K. Li
A White House TikTok video promoting ICE-led deportations was silenced after Swedish singer Zara Larsson criticized it for using her song "Midnight Sun." On Thursday, Larsson called the video “uncool” and referred to those behind it as “losers,” reaching 12.5 million followers on the platform. By Friday morning, the White House video had gone silent, displaying a message that the sound was unavailable. Larsson highlighted how many of the detained individuals appeared to be essential workers in neon protective gear, emphasizing their humanity and right to better opportunities.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson criticized the White House for using her song "Midnight Sun" in a TikTok video showing ICE agents arresting and deporting individuals. The clip was captioned "never-ending deportations," playing on Larsson's lyrics about Scandinavia's never-ending sun, but she described it as "dehumanizing." Her reaction video garnered over 4.2 million views on TikTok. Larsson later reposted part of the original clip and called out the White House, telling her followers that seeing such content made her sad and heavy-hearted. The White House's video was subsequently muted on TikTok, though it wasn't clear whether this action was taken by the platform or the administration itself.
Written for “Zara Larsson Critiques White House” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
A White House TikTok video, celebrating ICE-led deportations went silent on Friday after singer Zara Larsson tore into the administration for using her song “Midnight Sun” in the post.
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Larsson → celebrate → post
The Swedish artist took to TikTok, flashed an “L” sign with her thumb and index finger and called the White House “losers” for borrowing a tune that celebrates the joy of Scandinavian nature to soundtrack a celebration of mass deportations.
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that → take → deportations
“It’s just so f---ing uncool,” she told 12.5 million TikTok followers on Thursday.
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she → ’ → Thursday
By Friday morning, that video had gone silent displaying the message: “This sound is unavailable.”
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sound → go → message
It wasn’t immediately clear if TikTok had acted to protect Larsson’s work or whether the White House muted the video itself.
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House → act → video
Representatives for the platform and administration could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday.
uncertain
Representatives → reach → Friday
“If you want to talk about politics and immigration politics, fine,” Larsson said.
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Larsson → want → politics
“But that’s really not what this is.
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this → ’ → ?
The White House video appeared to show agents arresting men, implying that they were undocumented immigrants.
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they → appear → men
Larsson said she was struck that many of the detained appeared to be wearing neon-colored protective work clothes, the kind common on construction sites or on the highway.
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many → say → highway
“These people in this video, they’re real people.
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they → ’re → video
There’s a f---ing guy in there with construction wear,” Larsson said.
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Larsson → ’ → wear
“He’s working and a vast majority of these people who are undocumented are regular people with jobs.
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who → work → jobs
They’re just trying to have a better future.
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They → try → future
I don’t understand.
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I → understand → ?
I don’t understand why you would do this video.
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you → understand → video
”
The 28-year-old Stockholm native said she’s keenly aware of the opportunities afforded to her growing up in Sweden.
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she → say → Sweden
“I consider myself so lucky with the life that I’ve been dealt.
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I → consider → that
The fact that I’m born in Sweden, I have healthcare, I’ve had an education, I’ve had all these opportunities just laid out in front of me,” the artist said.
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artist → bear → me
“I can travel, I get to do all of these amazing things-that’s luck.
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that → travel → things
That’s luck.
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That → ’ → ?
So much of that is luck, and there, there’s people out there who are who are not that lucky, and they want to have a better life for their families or for themselves and their children.”
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they → ’ → themselves
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