On each night of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short ‘n Sweet tour, the Grammy winner would playfully “arrest” someone from the crowd — sometimes a fan, other times a celebrity — during her performance of “Juno.”
The sight of the fuzzy pink handcuffs being tossed toward the lucky “Juno girl” became a fan-favorite moment during Carpenter’s trek, with the artist singing to crowd, “Wanna try out some freaky positions? Have you ever tried … this one?” While the tour came to an end in November after over 70 shows, the Trump administration is now using the hit track for its own propaganda.
On Monday, the White House used “Juno” to soundtrack a TikTok video of a protest against ICE raids before transitioning to a montage to ICE agents appearing to detain and arrest undocumented immigrants. In the caption for the clip, the White House quoted Carpenter’s lyrics, “Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye.”
Representatives for Carpenter and the White House did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
It is unclear if the White House received permission to use Carpenter’s music, although that hasn’t stopped Donald Trump’s administration in the past. Last month, Olivia Rodrigo slammed the White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for posting a video about self-deportation using her song, “All-American Bitch.”
In a comment that has since been deleted (although it’s unclear if by Rodrigo or DHS), the singer wrote, “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.”
The White House has also set Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” to a slideshow of images that show vocal Swift hater Trump celebrating “The Fate of America” with added images of the military and his mugshot. Reps for Swift did not respond to a request for comment at the time. Swift has criticized Trump in the past, and supported Joe Biden against Trump in the 2020 election and backed Kamala Harris in 2024.
Trump drew the ire of several artists during his campaign for a second term. From Céline Dion to the family of soul icon Isaac Hayes, the musicians tried issuing public statements to sending cease-and-desist letters to Trump through lawyers to get him to stop using their music.
