White House Mocks Sabrina Carpenter with New Video After Deleting ICE Post Singer Criticized as 'Sick'

The White House provoked pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Friday with a fresh video after quietly taking down an earlier ICE promotional clip that featured one of her songs, which Carpenter condemned as evil.

The newly posted video included a segment from Saturday Night Live in which Carpenter humorously mentioned arresting someone for being too hot. The White House edited the clip, replacing hot with illegal, and paired it with footage of ICE arrests.

PSA: If youre a criminal illegal, you WILL be arrested & deported.
The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2025

The controversy began earlier this week when the White House shared a 21-second clip on its official X account, combining Carpenters song Juno with images of immigration officers detaining migrants. Each time the lyric Have you ever tried this one? played, the video showed another detention, captioned: Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye.

Carpenter responded sharply, posting on X: This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda. Her tweet quickly amassed over 1.7 million likes.

this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) December 2, 2025

Initially, the White House defended the clip. Spokesperson Abigail Jackson told CNN that the administration would not apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles, suggesting that anyone defending these individuals was stupid, or slow.

By Friday, however, the original post had been removed from X, though a version remains on TikTok without the original audio. The lack of audio hints that Carpenter may have used copyright claims to prompt the removal.

Carpenter joins other artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Jess Glynne, MGM, T, and comedian Theo Von, in objecting to the unauthorized use of their work in clips focusing on immigration enforcement.

Author: Connor Blake