Carpenter responded to the ICE video with an X post of her own on Tuesday, calling the White House video “nasty” and “inhumane.” The singer responded with a comment on the video, “This video is evil and disgusting. Never use me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
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Politicians, and especially President Donald Trump, have a long history of using musicians’ work without their permission. In fact, there is an entire Wikipedia entry for this phenomenon: Musicians who protest the use of their music by Donald Trump.
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Additionally, the White House has a history of posting memes, AI slurs, and viral social videos that dehumanize undocumented immigrants, a strategy that has proven popular with Trump’s base. The fact that the White House posted an ICE video that angered a public figure is a feature of this social media strategy, not a bug.
The song ‘Juno’ also has a history of going viral. It played a central role in Carpenter’s “Short N’Sweet” Tour, in which Carpenter incorporated a new simulated sex position into the song’s choreography during each of its performances. The lyrics, “Have you ever tried it?” Now it’s being used by the White House for a new kind of viral moment.
The White House wasted no time responding to Carpenter’s ex-post.
A White House spokesperson provided this comment to Fox News Digital: “Here’s a short and 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?”
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