Sabrina Carpenter sharply attacks the White House: Her song “Juno” was used in deportation videos without permission. The government firmly rejects the criticism.
Macabre: The White House likes to use music that is supposed to spread a good mood to accompany deportation videos on social media. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter now strongly condemned this and attacked the White House.
The US government has long been using tastelessly upbeat songs in videos that show the apprehending of migrants. For example, the US Department of Homeland Security used the Pokémon series theme song in one of these clips. The White House also likes to use famous and popular pop songs in videos that show arrests of migrants. The most recent example of this is the use of Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Juno”. The singer was outraged and took a stand.
“Vicious and disgusting”
“This video is vicious and disgusting. Don’t ever include me or my music in your inhumane agenda,” Carpenter wrote in response to the corresponding video on X.
In the video you first see protests against the ICE, then several scenes are cut one after the other in which migrants are harshly arrested and taken away by the ICE. You can also hear the line from the song “Juno”: “Have you ever tried this one?” The line suggests sexual acts, so the whole thing can be understood as a metaphor. The clip has more than five million views on all platforms combined.
The White House responds
It didn’t take long for a response from the White House. The Hill portal quoted a White House spokeswoman as saying: “We make no apologies for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who defends these sick monsters must be stupid.” It is therefore unlikely that the White House will give in.
It’s not just Carpenter who is fighting back
In addition to Carpenter, several companies and artists have already complained about the White House using their songs. In September, the US Department of Homeland Security posted a video showing migrant arrests and set it to the theme song of the Pokémon series. The line “Come and grab her!” was repeated over and over again in the video. listen. The company responsible for Pokémon took a stand and objected to the song’s use. In a statement it said: “Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and no permissions were granted for the use of our intellectual property.”
Olivia Rodrigo’s song “All-American Bitch” also landed on the White House TikTok account. Rodrigo’s reaction didn’t take long to arrive. She commented: “Never use my songs to spread your racist propaganda again.” The video was deleted shortly afterwards.