White House responds to ‘stupid’ Sabrina Carpenter for calling out ICE video
Sabrina Carpenter called out the White House for using her music in an ICE video. (Getty)
Sabrina Carpenter called out the White House for using her music in an ICE video. (Getty)
The White House has responded to Sabrina Carpenter’s criticism of an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation video, which overlaid her 2024 single “Juno”.
The 14-second clip, posted across The White House’s social media accounts on 1 December, shows people being chased and handcuffed by ICE officers.
The lyric “Have you ever tried this one?” from Carpenter’s “Juno” plays every time a person is captured by an ICE officer.
“Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye,” reads the video’s caption, alongside waving and heart-eyes emojis.
Responding directly to the video on X, formerly Twitter, yesterday (2 December), Carpenter wrote: “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
At the time of writing, Carpenter’s response has garnered more than 1.1 million ‘likes’ on X.
this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
— Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) December 2, 2025
Now, a White House spokesperson has addressed Carpenter’s criticism, using her own album title and song lyrics to mock her.
“Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter,” the statement reads, referencing Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet album, which was released last year.
“We won’t apologize 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?” the response rounded off, referencing lyrics from Carpenter’s hit “Manchild”, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 back in June.
Trump has spent much of his first year back in the White House vowing to crack down on illegal immigration, promising to “close the border” between North America and Mexico and increase ICE arrests across the country.
Despite the White House stating that its ICE action is keeping “dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles” from the US, stats published by immigration data hub TRAC immigration indicate that almost three quarters of current detainees in ICE immigration centres have no criminal convictions.
Many others have alleged that they have been wrongfully arrested, detained and subsequently deported by ICE despite being US citizens, having the correct visas, or valid asylum claims.
In addition to Sabrina Carpenter, a number of other artists have hit out at the White House and president Donald Trump for using their music to overlay campaign videos.
Olivia Rodrigo, Jess Glynne, MGMT, and Kenny Loggins are among the artists who have slammed the Republican administration for using their music in promotional materials.
Numerous social media users have noted that other artists, including Taylor Swift, have remained silent on their tracks being used by Trump’s team. In early November, the White House used Swift’s recent single “The Fate of Ophelia” to overlay a TikTok video promoting America’s military resources and Trump’s “vibes”.
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