Pop Star Sabrina Carpenter Denounces ICE Video Featuring Her Music; White House Responds
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is speaking out after the White House used her music without permission in a video connected to immigration enforcement. The 26-year-old singer reacted sharply when she learned her song “Juno” had been paired with footage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detaining individuals.
“This video is evil and disgusting,” Carpenter wrote on X on Tuesday, Dec. 2. “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.” Her comment came after the White House posted the video across social media platforms. Carpenter’s statement quickly went viral, drawing support from fans and other artists who have also pushed back against the administration’s use of their songs.
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White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson responded with a pointed statement to USA TODAY, referencing lyrics from Carpenter’s song “Manchild.” Jackson said, “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologise for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”
Carpenter is the newest performer to object to her music being used by the administration. In November, Olivia Rodrigo publicly criticised the Department of Homeland Security and the White House after her 2023 track “all-american bitch” appeared in a campaign promoting self deportation for undocumented immigrants.
“Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda,” Rodrigo said, according to Billboard and Rolling Stone. The DHS later defended its message in a statement to USA TODAY, saying, “America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe.
We suggest Ms Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.” Carpenter, who has enjoyed a breakout year following her chart-topping hit “Espresso,” has not shied away from political commentary. During a Seattle concert after President Donald Trump’s 2024 election win over former Vice President Kamala Harris, she told fans she was “sorry about our country” and added, “To the women in here, I love you so, so, so, so, so much.”
The White House has not indicated whether it will remove the video featuring Carpenter’s song.
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