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The White House has issued a blistering response to Sabrina Carpenter after the pop star criticized the Trump administration for using one of her songs in a video promoting her deportation efforts.
Clip officially posted white House Social media accounts showed a montage of different people being chased, pinned to the ground, and arrested by ICE agents, with Carpenter playing the soundtrack. Sex positions are different from their hit songs “Juno.”
Carpenter said in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday that the video is “nasty and disgusting.” He added, “Never use me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
A spokesperson said in a statement Independent: “Here’s a short ‘n’ sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: We will not apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be a fool, or is that sleaze?”
In the video, the arrests are made to the oft-repeated lyrics: “Have you ever tried it?”
The caption read: “Have you ever tried it? Bye,” along with kissy face emojis.
While performing the song “Juno” Their recently completed Short ‘n’ Sweet TourCarpenter would “arrest” a fan or celebrity in the crowd for being “too hot” in a joke that involved pink prop handcuffs.
To the song’s lyrics, “Want to try some weird positions… have you ever tried it?”, Carpenter would assume a pose resembling a different sex position each night of the tour.
TikTok users have criticized the White House for making light of ICE arrests and using Carpenter’s song without permission.
“Why are we making Sabrina Carpenter edits to destroy people’s lives?”. one person wrote in the comments, while another said: “This is embarrassing to watch.”
Another person said: “Hey, just so you know, Sabrina created ‘Juno’ for people to build families, not break them up.”
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One viewer shouted, “White House TikTok: Grandmaster of Rage Bats.” “Sabrina Carpenter does not support this at all,” said another.
This comes a month after the American pop singer olivia rodrigo The Trump administration has been criticized after the Department of Homeland Security posted an Instagram video soundtracked by “All-American Bitch” to promote its deportation efforts.
In the comments, Rodrigo wrote: “Never use my songs to promote your racist, disgusting propaganda.” The comment was later deleted.
The video shows a montage of people who are undocumented voluntarily boarding DHS flights and giving them a thumbs-up as they depart.
“Leave now and self-deport using the CPB Home app,” read the caption. “If you don’t do it, you’ll have to face the consequences.”
After Rodrigo’s reaction went viral, Instagram removed the soundtrack from the clip. An error message reading “This song is currently unavailable” is currently displayed.
A DHS spokesperson later said in a statement: “America is grateful to our federal law enforcement officers for all they do to keep us safe. We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not diminish their sacrifice.”
Carpenter and Rodrigo join a growing list of artists who have objected to Trump or his administration using their music without consent, including Jack White, Beyoncé and the Rolling Stones.