Sabrina Carpenter Condemns White House for Using Her Song in ‘Evil and Disgusting’ ICE Video

Sabrina Carpenter has publicly rebuked the White House after a video surfaced that pairs footage of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining people with a clip of her song “Juno.”

On December 2, Carpenter took to X to denounce the post, calling the montage “evil and disgusting” and demanding that her music not be co-opted to support what she described as an inhumane agenda. In her message she urged the administration to stop using her work to further that narrative. View the post on X.

Billboard has contacted the White House for comment.

The video repurposes a recurring gag from Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour—during which she staged playful “arrests” of audience members and handed out fuzzy pink handcuffs to celebrities and fans alike, from Millie Bobby Brown and TWICE to SZA and Miss Piggy—cutting to the live-performance moment before she launches into “Juno.”

Carpenter’s tour wrapped in November after more than a year on the road, and the clip’s juxtaposition of that lighthearted moment with real arrest footage struck many as jarring, particularly given the singer’s vocal criticism of the Trump administration. Following his 2024 election victory, she told concertgoers, “Sorry about our country,” and offered solidarity to the women in the crowd, encouraging them to enjoy the night.

This incident is part of a recent pattern of artists objecting to the administration’s unauthorized use of their music. In November, Olivia Rodrigo condemned a White House video that used her song “All-American Bitch” to promote a self-deportation initiative, and Kenny Loggins criticized an AI-generated clip that paired “Danger Zone” with imagery of the president. Fans also pushed back after a White House TikTok employed a Taylor Swift track.

Artists have framed these uses as not only a copyright concern but a moral one, arguing that music should not be repurposed to endorse policies or imagery they oppose.

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