Overview
- Carpenter called the ICE deportation montage set to her song “Juno” “evil and disgusting” and told the White House not to use her music.
- Her response on X drew more than 1.6 million likes compared with roughly 85,000 on the original post, according to the latest tallies.
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defended the video by framing deportations as targeting “dangerous criminal” offenders.
- The government posts remained online as of the latest reporting, and there is no confirmed cease-and-desist or copyright action from Carpenter.
- The episode follows recent objections from artists such as Olivia Rodrigo and Kenny Loggins to administration videos that pair enforcement imagery with popular tracks.