Explained: Why Sabrina Carpenter Slammed White House Over Use Of Song ‘Juno’ In ICE Video?
The singer posted her response in the comments of the video.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected to office as President of America, several musicians have distanced themselves from the White House. A recent incident with Sabrina Carpenter has been going viral online, where the White House used a song from the singer for one of their videos that was posted on X. Sabrina, however, quickly responded to the X post. Read on to know more.
Sabrina Carpenter And The White House’s Controversy Explained
Sabrina Carpenter recently disavowed the use of her hit song ‘Juno’ in a video posted by the White House that shows the government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tackling people and clipping handcuffs onto detainees. The ‘Espresso’ singer responded to the video and called it “evil and disgusting”.
On 2nd December, the White House posted a video with Sabrina Carpenter’s Juno playing in the background. The clip features scenes of protests with people being chased down, captured and handcuffed by ICE agents. Only some faces of the individuals featured in the video were blurred.
Have you ever tried this one?
Bye-bye 👋😍 pic.twitter.com/MS9OJKjVdX
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 1, 2025
The caption of the post read, “Have you tried this one?” in reference to the viral lyrics from the song that talks about s*x positions. Sabrina Carpenter was, however, not pleased by this post and the fact that her song was used to promote violence against people of the country.
The singer quickly took to X and replied to the post to refute claims of endorsing an immigration crackdown. She wrote in response to the White House post, “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
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
The White House then defended its usage of the song and said that the clip was used to highlight ongoing operations that target illegal and violent offenders. They also referred to her 2024 album “Short n’ Sweet” and her recent single “Manchild” in a statement.
Abigail Jackson, the White House spokesperson, stated, Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologise for deporting dangerous criminals, illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country.”
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This is not the first time the White House has used songs from female pop stars in its propaganda videos. Olivia Rodrigo and Chapelle Roan both have expressed their discomfort when the government used their songs.
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First Published: December 03, 2025 6:10 PM
