Sabrina Carpenter performs onstage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 7, 2025 in Elmont, New York. PHOTO: C Flanigan/imageSPACE / imago stock and people / Profimedia
US pop star Sabrina Carpenter asked the White House on Tuesday to stop using her music after the Trump administration included one of her songs in a video posted on social media showing ICE agents arresting people, Reuters reports.
The recording, shared by the White House on Monday, features Carpenter's 2024 hit song “Juno.” The footage shows federal immigration agents chasing and detaining people while bystanders filmed their actions on cellphones.
The message released by the White House reads: “Have you ever tried this? Bye-bye” – a reference to the lyrics of the song “Juno”.
Have you ever tried this one?
Bye-bye 👋😍 pic.twitter.com/MS9OJKjVdX
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 1, 2025
“This video is evil and disgusting,” Sabrina Carpenter wrote on X. “Don't ever again involve me or my music for your inhumane agenda,” added the 25-year-old artist.
In response, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, “Here's a short and to the point message for Sabrina Carpenter: We will not apologize for deporting dangerous criminals, rapists, and pedophiles from our country illegally (in the country, no). Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid or not get caught?”
Carpenter, a Grammy Award-winning singer, joins a list of more than two dozen musicians, including Neil Young and The Rolling Stones, who have opposed President Donald Trump's use of their music.
Trump, now in his second term, has an active presence on social media. Members of his communications team often post short videos with popular music playing in the background to illustrate the president's efforts to fulfill his campaign promises.
The recording, posted Monday, appears to promote the Trump administration's aggressive campaign to crack down on illegal immigration since the start of his second term in January.
Critics, including Pope Leon, have taken issue with how the Trump administration is trying to implement its immigration agenda, including arrests in courthouses, on street corners in Hispanic neighborhoods and raids on apartment buildings where people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally live.
