Overview
- Sabrina Carpenter condemned a Dec. 1 White House video on X that set her song “Juno” to ICE arrest footage, calling it “evil and disgusting,” and her reply amassed well over 1.6 million likes.
- The original X post was removed by Friday, while the version on TikTok remains live without the “Juno” audio.
- Hours after deleting the first clip, the White House posted a new video using a doctored Saturday Night Live promo of Carpenter, editing in the word “illegal” before cutting to more ICE footage.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended the enforcement videos in a statement that derided Carpenter while emphasizing the deportation of “dangerous” offenders.
- Reporters note similar pushback from artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Jess Glynne and MGMT, and say the muted TikTok audio and takedown could reflect copyright action, though the specific trigger has not been confirmed.