"At this point, who’s next?": Perez Hilton reacts after White House uses Sabrina Carpenter's lyrics to hit back at her: Details explored

Perez Hilton has reacted to Sabrina Carpenter and White House's recent online spat. He slammed the White House for its comments against the pop star, who raised an issue over the usage of her song.

It all began when the White House's official X (formerly Twitter) handle uploaded a video on December 1. It showed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting people. They used part of the lyrics from Sabrina Carpenter's track, Juno, in the background, which read:

“Have you ever tried this one?”

The singer commented on the video:

"this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

Sabrina Carpenter

@SabrinaAnnLynn

@WhiteHouse this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.

Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, referenced Carpenter's 2024 album, Short n' Sweet, and told TMZ:

“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?”

Perez Hilton has now reacted to this exchange on his website, as he wrote:

"Okay, first of all, Sabrina NEVER said anything in defense of violent criminals. Recent data reports claim the vast majority of deportees are non-violent immigrants. So we’re pretty sure she’s concerned about that part of it all, specifically the reports of inhumane treatment, like most reasonable Americans. Second, calling someone 'stupid' and 'slow' for exercising their first amendment right isn’t exactly the kind of 'classy' Republicans claim to represent. Just sayin’!"

He added:

"At this point, who’s next? The Trump administration is apparently hell bent on using pop girls’ music for their own agenda — even though most of them want nothing to do with it!"

The White House also used Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" in one of its November videos in November, promoting Donald Trump.

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Sabrina Carpenter is the latest artist to call out White House for using her song

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The Espresso singer isn't the first pop star whose song has been used in such videos. In October this year, the White House used Kenny Loggins' track, Danger Zone, in a video which showed Donald Trump dropping poop over No Kings protestors.

Loggins released a statement after it, saying (h/t Variety):

“This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately. I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us. Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together.”

The White House also used Jess Glyne's Hold My Hand in a video depicting ICE arrests in July this year. The song had gone viral due to its use in a Jet2Holiday advertisement.

Glyne slammed the use of her song by the White House, stating that the post made her "sick". She asserted that her music is meant to spread love and unity.

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