US EditionWhite House uses Sabrina Carpenter ‘SNL’ clip after she objects to ICE song use
The White House replaced Sabrina Carpenter's 'too hot' line with 'illegal' in a video showing ICE operations, continuing a controversial use of her music after initial backlash.
- On December 5, 2025, the White House social media team posted a video remixing Sabrina Carpenter, singer and actor, overdubbing her SNL promo line as `illegal` and cutting to ICE and U.S. Border Patrol footage.
- After an earlier post used her song `Juno`, Sabrina Carpenter criticized the montage as benefiting an inhumane agenda and the White House social media team deleted the X post.
- The remix uses a robotic overdub replacing Carpenter's line with 'illegal' as Marcello Hernández, Saturday Night Live cast member, extends his hands, then shifts to a Gucci Mane supercut.
- The posts prompted immediate backlash, and the administration's social media accounts deleted or modified content after viral reaction, while White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson strongly defended the posts.
- This continues a trend dating to Nov. 3 when the White House social media team repurposed Taylor Swift's song for pro-ICE messaging, raising reputational issues for artists and spotlighting Gen-Z signifiers.
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