The White House has turned Sabrina Carpenter’s lyrics against her, using lines from her own songs to imply she’s ‘stupid’ after the singer raged at officials for using her music in an ICE video.
The controversial video, released Monday, shows a montage of suspects being detained by ICE agents, set to Carpenter’s sexually charged track
Carpenter wasted no time blasting the ‘disgusting’ stunt in a pointed message aimed at the official White House X account.
The White House hit back on Tuesday, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson hijacking the singer’s own lyrics once again to troll her.
‘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,’ Jackson said in a statement.
Jackson then referenced lyrics from the star’s track Manchild, adding: ‘ Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?’
‘This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,’ the pop star, 26, fired back.
Supporters of the Trump administration defended the video, praising the President’s tough-on-crime approach to immigration enforcement and his ramped-up use of ICE operations in US cities.
Comments on the unconventional use of the pop song were mixed.
One user wrote: ‘I’m a hard-working Latino, 75 hours a week. I obey the law, came here legally, I pay my taxes, I speak English, I love this country and I VOTED FOR THIS! Safety and order for my loved ones.’
Others credited the administration’s passion for humor and satire in the wake of Olivia Rodrigo’s complaints about her material being used to promote Trump policy.
‘Yo, whoever is running this page is actually so funny,’ said one user.
Another said, ‘This edit is diabolical! Freaking gold!’
Others protested by pointing out President Trump’s ties to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, sharing memes alluding to the ongoing issue.
Another in opposition said that they were hoping Carpenter would sue the White House, while one person claimed, ‘We are officially a Godless country.’
The row with the Pennsylvania-born Disney Channel alum comes as new statistics from the agency indicate that the amount of total immigrants currently in ICE custody – who do not have criminal records – have seen a 2000 percent spike since Trump was inaugurated for his second term this past January.
The totals were last that high in 2003, in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Earlier this month, Olivia Rodrigo’s song All-American B**** was used on Instagram, with the message of the video being that immigrants in the country illegally should relocate back to their homelands voluntarily – or else.
One frame showed aggressive government agents taking people into custody with the text: ‘If ICE finds you.’
Another sequence showed people seeming happy as they left the country with the caption: ‘If you self-deport.’
The social media clip was captioned, ‘LEAVE NOW and self-deport using the CBP Home app. If you don’t, you will face the consequences.’
Rodrigo was furious at her material being used to impart such a message.
She wrote in the comment section, ‘Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.’
The Department of Homeland Security told TMZ at the time: ‘America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe.
‘We suggest Ms Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.’
Another social media post from the White House earlier this month raised eyebrows when it spoofed Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia to The Fate of America.
Multiple people online pointed out that Trump had repeatedly criticized Swift, who has historically used her valuable endorsement to support Democratic candidates.
In October, singer Kenny Loggins voiced his opposition to Trump’s use of his 1986 track Danger Zone in a trolling AI video posted as a retort to nationwide No Kings protests.
On October 18, Trump posted to Truth Social a 19-second AI video set to the tune from the soundtrack of the Tom Cruise aviation hit.
The video Trump posted depicted him as a fighter pilot with a crown on, dumping gallons of what appeared to be human feces onto the people protesting his policies.
Loggins, 77, said in a statement that he never gave the president permission to use the track, and certainly wouldn’t have under the circumstances he used it in.
‘This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone,’ Loggins said. ‘Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied.’
