Overview
- The White House shared a short video on Monday pairing ICE arrest footage with Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 hit “Juno,” captioned with the lyric “Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye.”
- Carpenter responded on X on Tuesday, calling the clip “evil and disgusting” and telling officials not to use her music to promote what she called an “inhumane agenda.”
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defended the video in a statement that referenced Carpenter’s work and said the administration would not apologize for deporting violent offenders.
- Outlets reported the post remained on the White House’s X and TikTok accounts as of publication, with uncertainty over whether permission was obtained to use the recording.
- The episode follows similar artist objections to the administration’s immigration-themed videos, including recent complaints from Olivia Rodrigo about the use of her song.