White House Pulls Video Featuring Sabrina Carpenter Song After Artist…

The White House deleted a social media video after Sabrina Carpenter publicly criticized the use of her music in the clip, which showed Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, arrests.

The video, which was posted on the official White House X account earlier this week, used Carpenter’s song “Juno” to soundtrack a montage of ICE officers arresting people. Carpenter famously uses this song at her concerts to “arrest” fans, usually other celebrities, in the crowd during a bit. The contrast between the playful pop track and the imagery of people being chased, tackled, and handcuffed quickly sparked backlash online, including from the singer herself.

“This video is evil and disgusting," Carpenter wrote in a tweet. "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 incident wasn’t isolated. In recent months, this current administration’s social media team has repeatedly used pop music from the world’s biggest stars to promote or contextualize official messaging, including content tied to immigration enforcement.

Carpenter joins a growing list of artists pushing back against the government’s use of their songs. Olivia Rodrigo also called out the White House, condemning the use of her song “All-American Bitch” in a video telling undocumented people to leave the U.S.

“Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful agenda,” she said in a deleted tweet.

While artists like Carpenter and Rodrigo are speaking up, others are saying nothing at all. The White House has also featured music from Taylor Swift without approval, and Swift has not commented, raising many eyebrows among fans and outsiders.

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