Overview
- The White House posted a December 2 clip of protests and migrant detentions set to Carpenter’s track Juno, looping the lyric “Have you ever tried this one?”.
- Carpenter denounced the clip on X as “malicious and disgusting” and told the administration not to include her or her music in what she called an inhumane agenda.
- A White House spokesperson defended the posts, saying the administration does not apologize for deporting dangerous criminals and attacking those who defend them.
- Reporting says the video has drawn wide attention on social platforms, totaling more than five million views across TikTok and X.
- The dispute follows earlier unauthorized uses of popular music by U.S. government accounts, including the Pokémon theme and Kenny Loggins’ Danger Zone, and as of publication the clip has not been removed and no legal action is reported.