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Sabrina Carpenter blasted the White House in a post Tuesday morning for using her song “Juno” in a video posted to social media of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining migrants, making her the latest pop singer to condemn the Trump administration for using their music.
Sabrina Carpenter called the White House’s video “evil and disgusting.” (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” Carpenter said in a post on X.
The White House posted a video Monday set to an edited version of Carpenter’s song “Juno,” which repeats the line: “Have you ever tried this one?”
Each time that line repeats, the video shows a different clip of ICE officers detaining immigrants, some of whom were handcuffed, chased and held to the ground.
“Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye 👋😍” the White House said in the caption.
The audio has previously been used in a viral TikTok trend in which users would satirically mimic different sex positions each time the “Have you ever tried this one?” line plays, inspired by Carpenter’s performances of “Juno” on tour, in which she would mimic a different sex position during each show.
What Other Singers Have Criticized The White House?
In November, singer Olivia Rodrigo slammed the White House for using her song “All-American Bitch” in a video urging immigrants to self-deport. “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda,” Rodrigo said in a social media comment. Singer Jess Glynne criticized the White House for using the viral Jet2holiday TikTok sound, which includes her song “Hold My Hand,” in a social media video about ICE deportations. “This post honestly makes me sick,” Glynne said, stating her “music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity — never about division or hate.” The band MGMT said on Instagram in October it issued a takedown request to the Department of Homeland Security for the unauthorized use of its song “Little Dark Age” in a “propaganda video” of ICE agents detaining protesters. The video is still available on Instagram but no longer contains the song. Comedian Theo Von also slammed DHS for using a clip of him in a video in September. “I know you know my address so send a check,” he said. “Please take this down and please keep me out of your ‘banger’ deportation videos. When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are a lot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye!”