Overview
- The original White House video on X set to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Juno” was deleted on Friday, while a TikTok copy remains with the audio stripped.
- The White House quickly published a new clip using Carpenter’s Saturday Night Live promo, overdubbing “illegal” over “hot” before another montage of ICE arrests.
- Carpenter had denounced the initial post as “evil and disgusting” and told the administration not to use her music to promote its agenda.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded by ridiculing the singer and said the administration would not apologize for deportations.
- The dispute follows similar complaints from artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, and some outlets noted the missing TikTok audio as a possible copyright move, which has not been confirmed.