Sabrina Carpenter Criticizes White House for Using Her Song ‘Evil & Disgusting’

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has spoken out against the White House after her 2024 track Juno was featured in a government video highlighting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The singer criticized the unauthorized use of her music in a social media clip promoting deportation actions.

The 21-second video posted on X shows federal agents detaining individuals, paired with a snippet of Carpenters song including the lyric, Have you ever tried this one? Responding on X, Carpenter described the video as evil and disgusting and demanded that her music not be used to support what she called an inhumane agenda.

Juno, from her Grammy-winning album Short n Sweet, was inspired by the 2007 film about teenage pregnancy. The pairing of this song with footage of law enforcement actions sparked immediate backlash from Carpenter and her fans.

A White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, defended the video and addressed Carpenters criticism with references to the songs lyrics. Jackson stated, Heres a Short n Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we wont apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. She further added, Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?

Carpenter joins a growing list of artists objecting to the Trump administrations use of their music without consent. Previous objections have come from Olivia Rodrigo, who opposed the use of her song Traitor at a 2022 rally, as well as Beyonc, Elton John, Adele, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and ABBA.

Critics of ICE practices have voiced concerns about arrests targeting Hispanic neighborhoods and raids on residential buildings. Public figures, including Pope Leo, have condemned the operations as excessive and inhumane.

Originally reported by Vritti Johar on Mandatory, this controversy highlights ongoing tensions between artists and the government over music usage in political messaging.

Author: Aiden Foster