Overview
- The latest video opens with a doctored SNL promo that makes Carpenter appear to say “illegal” instead of “hot.”
- The clip then cuts to footage of people being chased and arrested, alongside the caption: “PSA: If you’re a criminal illegal, you WILL be arrested & deported.”
- Carpenter previously condemned the White House’s use of her song “Juno,” while she had not publicly responded to the manipulated SNL clip at the time of reporting.
- The earlier “Juno” video was removed from X, with a version remaining on TikTok as of publication.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended the deportation messaging in sharp terms, and the episode follows prior backlash over ICE videos using other artists’ songs, including Olivia Rodrigo.