"SZA has slammed the "evil" and "boring" White House for "rage-baiting" musicians after it used her viral Saturday Night Live cuffing season song on a video promoting ICE raids. Earlier this week, the White House shared a TikTok clip featuring a montage of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers chasing and handcuffing people. "We heard it's cuffing szn..." the White House wrote alongside the clip."
"However, dozens of those arrested have been revealed to be American citizens, while up to three quarters of detainees this fiscal year have no criminal history, according to the Cato Institute. On Tuesday (9 December), SZA's manager Terrence Louis Henderson Jr - known as Punch - responded to the White House on X. "Trying to provoke artist to respond in order to help spread propaganda and political agendas is nasty business. Knock it off," he wrote."
The White House posted a TikTok/X video showing a montage of ICE officers apprehending people with the caption "We heard it's cuffing szn..." soundtracked by SZA's SNL novelty song "Big Boys." The post framed the footage as "Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America," amid an increase in ICE arrests in 2025 under the Trump administration. Reporting and analysis from the Cato Institute indicate dozens arrested were later identified as American citizens and up to three quarters of detainees this fiscal year had no criminal history. SZA's manager publicly criticized the White House for provoking artists to spread propaganda, and SZA reposted the criticism, calling the use of her music for the post "PEAK DARK" and condemning the tactic as inhumane.
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