Sabrina Carpenter called “stupid” by the White House after her song was used in an ICE video
Pop music superstar Sabrina Carpenter is dealing with a different type of “Manchild” than she’s used to as The White House publicly insulted her Tuesday. While the barb didn’t come from President Donald Trump himself — who has called female reporters “piggy” and “ugly” in recent weeks — White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson labeled Carpenter “stupid” in a statement.
The ordeal began Tuesday morning when Carpenter responded to a video published on social media Monday by The White House. The video shows members of Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) arresting people while Carpenter’s song “Juno” plays.
The song is notorious at Carpenter’s concerts as she typically demonstrates a sexual pose during each show which is preceded by the phrase “have you ever tried this one?” The ICE video plays that phrase as people are being arrested by agents and end up in different positions.
Carpenter disavowed the video on social media, saying “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.” About 90 minutes later, TMZ reported Jackson responded on behalf of The White House.
“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. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?” Jackson said, referencing a lyric in Carpenter’s hit song “Manchild.”
So far, Carpenter has yet to respond and Trump has not weighed in directly.
This isn’t the first time the Trump Administration has feuded with female pop singers publicly. Trump himself has routinely insulted Taylor Swift in the last few years, going so far as to say he “hates” her. He also called for Beyonce to be prosecuted over untrue claims that she was paid $11 million by former Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign.
Over the last decade, dozens of artists have asked Trump and his team not to use their music during his campaign stops or on videos produced by his White House.
