Sabrina Carpenter has become the latest pop star caught in a political firestorm after publicly criticising the Trump White House for using her song 'Juno' to soundtrack a video celebrating ICE deportation. Carpenter described the video as 'evil and disgusting,' telling officials not to use her music to promote 'inhumane' policies.
The White House responded aggressively, defending the footage as a tool to highlight the removal of 'dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles,' while questioning Carpenter's intelligence. The dispute quickly became a trending topic on X, fuelling debate around music licensing, immigration, and the broader culture war.
The backlash swiftly escalated as MAGA influencers and conservative accounts began circulating clips from Carpenter's music videos, accusing the singer of mocking Christianity and 'disrespecting religious values.' Users amplified selective footage to portray Carpenter as anti-religion, prompting calls for boycotts and claims that the pop star is 'anti-American.'
Supporters of Carpenter have countered that the accusations are baseless and represent an attempt to punish an artist for opposing far-right political messaging. The incident follows similar disputes involving Olivia Rodrigo and Kenny Loggins, whose music was also used without approval.
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
Do not ever involve my Church in your music to benefit your evil agenda. https://t.co/aTu4w8c5fC pic.twitter.com/KrwjYo9ECF
— meta thomist 🇻🇦 (@metathomist) December 2, 2025
Why do you use catholicism for your shitty songs? https://t.co/9qGUkApjXQ pic.twitter.com/jrL54c7aI1
— miel (@cookiesblacktea) December 3, 2025
this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my church to benefit your inhumane agenda. https://t.co/9axGncsjKY pic.twitter.com/0HpXIIOBRK
— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) December 3, 2025
Aren’t you the same girl who shot a murder-fantasy 'kill men' music video in a Catholic church? https://t.co/DRsW4XqObh pic.twitter.com/rPuEptSTKC
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) December 4, 2025
The controversy highlights an increasingly hostile relationship between artists and the Trump administration, where pop culture and politics collide over immigration, censorship, and copyright.
As MAGA supporters attempt to 'cancel' Carpenter, the episode reflects a familiar pattern: high-profile artists object to the political exploitation of their work, only to become targets of backlash driven by outrage and misinformation.
Whether the attacks will harm Carpenter's rising pop career remains unclear, but the incident reinforces how fiercely contested cultural symbols have become in US politics.
