Grammy-winning pop star Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday publicly rebuked the White House after the Trump administration used her song “Juno” in a video promoting its ongoing deportation drive. The clip, posted on X through the official White House account, was part of a series highlighting nationwide ICE raids and featured the track from Carpenter’s album Short n’ Sweet without her consent.Carpenter sharply condemned the use of her music, in a post on X, “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”The White House, however, pushed back. In a response to Entertainment Weekly, an official representative said, “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter, we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country.” The official also referenced the singer’s song “Manchild” from her album Man’s Best Friend, adding, “Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”Carpenter joins the long list of musicians to object to the Trump administration’s use of copyrighted music in political messaging. Earlier this year, Kenny Loggins demanded the removal of his hit “Danger Zone” from an AI-generated video shared by President Trump on Truth Social depicting him as “King Trump” flying a fighter jet. “Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied… I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us,” Loggins said in a statement.In November, fellow Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo criticised the administration after her song “All-American B***h” was used in a video promoting self-deportation. “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda,” she wrote on Instagram.
