Throughout each night of Sabrina Carpenter's "Short ‘n Sweet" tour, the Grammy-winning artist playedfully "arrested" a member of the audience—sometimes a fan, other times a celebrity—during her performance of "Juno." The sight of the fuzzy pink handcuffs being flung towards the lucky "Juno girl" became a fan-favorite moment during Carpenter's journey, with the artist serenading the crowd with, "Wanna try out some freaky positions? Have you ever tried...this one?"
While the tour concluded in November after over 70 shows, the Trump administration has now appropriated the hit track for its own propaganda. On Monday, the White House used "Juno" as the soundtrack for a TikTok video of a protest against ICE raids, before transitioning to a montage of ICE agents detaining and arresting 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 now-deleted comment (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 been critical of Trump and supported Joe Biden against Trump in the 2020 election and backed Kamala Harris in 2024.
Trump drew the ire of many artists during his campaign for a second term. From Céline Dion to the family of soul icon Isaac Hayes, musicians have done everything from releasing public statements to sending cease-and-desist letters to Trump through lawyers to get him to stop using their music.
