Steven Crowder criticized singer Sabrina Carpenter after she slammed the Trump administration for using her hit song Juno in a now-deleted montage of ICE arrests. The video, posted to the White House’s official X account on December 1, featured clips of recent immigration enforcement actions set to Carpenter’s upbeat track.The following day, on December 2, Carpenter addressed the situation on X, expressing outrage that her music had been used to promote government messaging tied to ICE operations. She described the post as “evil and disgusting” and wrote:“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.Sabrina Carpenter @SabrinaAnnLynnLINK@WhiteHouse this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.Two days later, on December 4, Crowder reposted Carpenter’s message and responded with a video of his own. In his caption, he challenged her use of the word “inhumane,” remarking:“Which part is ‘inhumane?’ Deporting illegals… or the murders, r*pes, beheadings, trafficking, and fraud they committed? Name one victim who would agree with you.”In the video itself, Crowder continued criticizing Carpenter’s stance. He argued that she was labeling deportations as “evil and inhumane” while overlooking the severity of crimes committed by illegal immigrants.“She said this is, this is evil and inhumane… talking about the video, deporting hardened violent criminals. Well, let me ask you, which one of these is inhumane? Is it the arrest and the action of arresting, deporting illegals? That’s evil and inhumane?” he asked.What else did Steven Crowder say after Sabrina Carpenter slammed White House over using her music for ICE montage?Sabrina Carpenter (Image via Getty Images)In the video responding to Sabrina Carpenter’s post slamming the White House for using her music in an ICE montage, Steven Crowder expanded on his criticism by listing a series of high-profile crimes he associated with illegal immigrants.He argued that the true “evil and inhumane” acts were the violent offenses, attributed to undocumented offenders.Crowder cited multiple cases as examples, referencing victims such as Laken Riley, a nursing student who was murdered while jogging, and Rachel Morin, a mother of five who was “r*ped and murdered.”He also invoked cases involving teenagers and young women, including Jocelyn Nungaray, whom he described as having been “strangled to death,” and Megan Boss, a woman who was “beheaded” and found inside a barrel.He continued listing additional victims, such as Kayla Hamilton, an autistic woman who was “r*ped and murdered,” and 15-year-old Luis Jackson Nanez Lopez, who was killed while trying to stop the assault of his mother.Crowder similarly referenced drunk-driving fatalities and other violent attacks, pointing to the deaths of Paula Soken and Anya Varfalamev as further examples.He also mentioned crimes such as “murdering and then beheading a motel owner,” a case he associated with Chandra Nagamalaya, and the killing of three people following “an illegal U-turn in a semi-truck,” which he said had once captured national attention.Crowder then broadened his criticism, arguing that large-scale issues linked to illegal immigration could also be considered immoral.“How about trafficking hundreds of thousands of illegal minors into our country, leading to and contributing as well to the most amount of slaves ever in human history?” he said.He further pointed to financial and fraud-related crimes, adding:“Or how about we soften it, just stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from Minnesota taxpayers through fraud, which was funded by terrorist Al-Shabaab? How about costing American taxpayers $150 to $450 billion annually? Is that evil?”By the end of the video, Crowder questioned whether any of the violent and disturbing acts he had highlighted were not more “evil and wrong and disgusting” than the act of deporting illegal immigrants, whom he linked to these offenses.White House deletes ICE video featuring Sabrina Carpenter’s song after singer’s viral responseSabrina Carpenter (Image via Getty Images)The White House removed a promotional video from its X account on Friday, December 5, after Sabrina Carpenter objected to her song Juno being used to underscore footage of ICE arrests.The video, shared by the Trump administration on Monday, December 1, featured a montage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining individuals. In the background of this video, the line "Have you ever tried this one?" repeated over and over again.The post on X was captioned:“Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye,” (as per People Magazine)On her Short n’ Sweet tour, Sabrina Carpenter had jokingly “arrested” fans while performing Juno, turning the lyric into a comedic bit. This later sparked a viral TikTok trend where users mimicked several sex positions each time the line “Have you ever tried this one?” started playing.This trend was inspired by the singer’s bit on tour, where she did the same on stage when that line from Juno started playing.Before the ICE video with Sabrina Carpenter’s song was deleted, the White House defended it.In a statement shared with People Magazine on Tuesday, December 2, spokesperson Abigail Jackson said:“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?”The ICE montage featuring Sabrina Carpenter’s song was removed from X, but the administration kept the video on TikTok, without Carpenter’s audio.Sabrina Carpenter is just one of several artists who have spoken out against the Trump administration’s use of their music in promotional content. Her latest album, Man’s Best Friend, was her seventh studio album and released on August 29, 2025.