The White House shared a video of recent deportations on social media Saturday with the 1969 song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” as the soundtrack.
Immigrants lining up per the direction of U.S. Border Patrol agents were recorded in a video montage. Their faces were hidden by filming from behind and below the neck. This clip was captioned with the lyrics of the song, “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye.”
The song was originally released under the band name Steam, which was created solely for the purpose of five singles. None of the original musicians who wrote and recorded the song are still living. However, several musicians have toured with the song.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the last surviving touring musician, Bill Pascali, for comment.
Many online shared their approval of the video. As of Sunday morning the clip had over 2.4 million views and 52,000 likes.
“Give the person who runs this account a medal,” one account wrote.
Still, others were not happy that the deportees were used for the music video.
“These people are so f***ed up. Serious question for the@WhiteHouse. Other than MAGAT’S, who does this appeal to?” gun control activist Fred Guttenberg wrote. “Oh, and how will this help my investment portfolio that you ruined and how will this help to lower the record inflation that you caused?”
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The Department of Homeland Security has not released data on deportations since President Donald Trump took office. There are reports that the number could be as high as 100,000 so far.
Earlier this month, DHS unveiled an app that would allow immigrants to notify the department they intended to self-deport.
