The White House has quietly deleted its original post after Sabrina Carpenter publicly called them out for using her song Juno in a pro-ICE video without her consent. Sabrina had slammed the administration for involving her music in what she described as an inhumane agenda, and the moment went viral almost instantly. Today, the story has taken an even stranger turn.
The White House has now uploaded an edited version of the video, removing the song entirely and instead inserting Sabrina’s old clip where she jokingly said making an arrest of someone for being “illegal” was “hot.” The clip originally came from a comedy context, but the new edit reframes her words into a government PSA about immigration enforcement. The caption now reads: “If you’re a criminal illegal, you will be arrested and deported,” sparking fresh debate online about political messaging, selective editing, and the ethics of using celebrity content without permission.
PSA: If you’re a criminal illegal, you WILL be arrested & deported. pic.twitter.com/7wluqPiidR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2025
Fans are furious over the repurposing, calling it misleading and disrespectful, especially after Sabrina had already made her stance extremely clear. Many are accusing the administration of doubling down instead of apologising. Others are pointing out that taking a joke out of context and reframing it as a federal warning feels like a move nobody asked for.
This story has now evolved into something bigger than a song complaint. It has opened conversations about digital consent, government overreach in social media communication, and how easily public figures can be inserted into political narratives they never agreed to be part of.
Sabrina hasn’t responded to the new edited clip yet, but the internet is waiting for the next chapter.
