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Trump White House Posts Unauthorized Boards Song, Faces Backlash

5/28/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House posted a 15-second X video on May 28 2026 that uses Boards of Canada’s “Deep Time” from Inferno.
The clip shows wind-blown flags, detention centers and a border-patrol boat in a cinematic teaser style.
Warp Records said it and Boards of Canada do not condone the unauthorised use of the song.
Fans called the video “authoritarian fascist” propaganda and accused the White House of co-opting art.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House posted a 15-second X video on May 28 2026 that uses Boards of Canada’s “Deep Time” from Inferno.
The clip shows wind-blown flags, detention centers and a border-patrol boat in a cinematic teaser style.
Warp Records said it and Boards of Canada do not condone the unauthorised use of the song.
Fans called the video “authoritarian fascist” propaganda and accused the White House of co-opting art.