Overview
- The new video repurposes Carpenter’s October SNL sketch by changing her line from “too hot” to “illegal” and then cuts to footage of ICE arrests.
- An earlier White House clip set her song “Juno” to scenes of protests and migrants being restrained, prompting widespread attention.
- Carpenter publicly condemned the first video on X and told officials not to use her music or likeness for government messaging.
- The spokeswoman was quoted as saying the administration does not apologize for deporting “dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists and pedophiles.”
- German coverage characterized the effort as Trump-camp messaging, reflecting how the videos are being framed in international reporting.