Singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday (02/12/2025) described the use of one of her songs in a video broadcast by the White House on Channel X, which showed detentions by immigration authorities, as “malicious and disgusting.”
The singer added in response to the US presidency’s post: “Never associate me or my music in favor of your inhumane political program.”
In a short video released by the White House, several people are seen at a protest, and then several federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) make arrests, with the song “Juno”, released in 2024, as background music.
“Juno,” one of the two-time Grammy Award-winning artist’s most popular songs, expresses an extremely intense romantic and sexual desire for another person.
“We will not apologize for expelling dangerous criminals, murderers, rapists and child molesters from our country,” said Abigail Jackson, deputy White House press secretary. Jackson also called anyone who “defends” these people “stupid.”
Sabrina Carpenter is not the first artist to protest Donald Trump and his team’s use of her music.
Singer Kenny Loggins recently demanded the removal of a video posted by the president that used his hit song, “Danger Zone,” from the movie “Top Gun,” to accompany artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images that showed him as a fighter pilot dropping crap on political opponents.
In 2024, Celine Dion condemned the unauthorized use of one of her songs, “My Heart Will Go On,” in his campaign video. The same thing happened with Beyoncé in the same year, with her song “Freedom.”
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