Sabrina Carpenter Calls Out White House’s 'Disgusting' Video — Administration Scrambles to Delete It
The White House tried to get cute with a pop song, and instead it wound up in a public fight with one of the biggest artists of the moment — a fight it lost in record time.
Earlier this week, the administration posted an immigration-themed video set to Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 hit “Juno,” pairing scenes of ICE officers tackling migrants with her breezy breakup lyrics. As if that wasn’t tone-deaf enough, the video even quoted the line “Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye,” turning a pop hook into an ugly punchline against real people being apprehended on camera.
It was the kind of jarring, cynical mash-up that only a government PR team could dream up — sunny soundtrack, violent visuals, and a complete disregard for what the song actually meant.
Carpenter, unsurprisingly, was furious. She blasted the White House on X, calling the video “evil and disgusting” and demanding that her music never be used to “benefit your inhumane agenda.”
Within hours, the White House quietly deleted the video. No explanation, no apology, no acknowledgment. But the internet never forgets, and neither do artists who don’t enjoy being used as background music for government enforcement operations.
Carpenter’s swift and unambiguous condemnation was a reminder that art is not a government resource. It doesn’t exist to make political messaging warmer, friendlier, or more palatable. When you pair a dance-pop track with images of ICE raids, what you’re really doing is attempting to turn enforcement into entertainment — and people notice.