"White House criticizes Carpenter for objecting to ICE video using her music: Dumb or delayed?"

The White House issued a sharp response to pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday, shortly after she criticized the Trump administration for using her music in a montage highlighting ICE arrests.

Heres a brief and clear message for Sabrina Carpenter: We will not apologize for removing dangerous criminals, including murderers, rapists, and pedophiles, from our country, said White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson in a statement, referencing Carpenters latest albums. Anyone who supports these criminals is either foolish or slow.

The disagreement began when the White House posted a video on its official social media account. The video opened with footage of Chicago residents protesting ICE raids, then shifted to clips of agents apprehending individuals. Carpenters hit song Juno was used as the soundtrack for the montage.

Carpenter condemned the video as evil and disgusting and demanded that her music not be exploited to advance [the administrations] inhumane policies.

Carpenter is not the first musician to object to the Trump administration using their work. Artists such as Sinead OConnor, Beyonc, and The White Stripes have previously protested against their music being played at Trump campaign events. The White Stripes, recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even filed a copyright lawsuit after the campaign used their song Seven Nation Army in a video.

Jack White commented on Instagram at the time, warning, Do not even think about using my music, you fascists. My lawyers will be filing lawsuits about this. That legal action was quietly dropped last November without any public explanation.

The post titled Stupid or slow?: White House attacks Carpenter after she objects to ICE video using her music originally appeared on Salon.com.

Author: Sophia Brooks