THE White House has said it won’t apologize after receiving backlash from pop star Sabrina Carpenter, who slammed the Trump administration.
Pop icon Carpenter, 26, called out the White House for using one of her songs in a video she described as part of an effort to push their “inhumane agenda.”
A video posted online on Tuesday by the White House played the singer’s song Juno in the background of a video of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making arrests.
Carpenter called out the unapproved use of her music in a post on X.
“This video is evil and disgusting,” she wrote.
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
The White House doubled down on its decision to post the video and called out the singer for supporting “illegal murderers.”
“Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Newsweek.
Jackson used Carpenter’s lyrics from her song “Man Child,” in which Carpenter sings, “Is it stupid, or is it slow?”
“Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?” Jackson added.
SOUND SCRUTINY
This isn’t the first time the White House has faced criticism for using a song in a social media post.
In July, pop star Jess Glynne scrutinized the White House for using her song Hold My Hand.
Glynne’s song went viral over the summer, playing in the background of a Jet2 promotional ad.
The ad says: “Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday.”
Social media users would put the sound behind a video of them on a cheap vacation or something going wrong.
The White House’s social media accounts hopped on the trend and released a 20-second clip showing several people in handcuffs being escorted onto flights by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
“When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation,” the account captioned the video.
“Nothing beats it!”
The video quickly amassed over 12 million views.
Glynne fired back at the account and said the post made her “sick.”
“This post honestly makes me sick,” she posted on Instagram.
“My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity – never about division or hate.”
Even the woman who voices the Jet2 Holiday deal spoke out against the sound being used for the video.
“What can be done about @whitehouse using @jet2pics sound and my voiceover to promote their nasty agenda?” voiceover actress Zoe Lister posted.
Apart from Glynne, fellow stars and bands alike including ABBA, Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young, Guns N’ Roses, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Beyoncé and Adele have all spoken up against the White House using their music.
The backlash from celebrities comes after President Trump pushed through with his vow to crack down on illegal immigration.
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