The current White House administration has been very liberal with the use of music for their campaigns and videos.

Time and time again, the creators of that music have ordered the White House cease and desist using the music.

The latest artist to have an issue with the White House is Grammy Award winning artist Sabrina Carpenter. 

The White House used 21 seconds of Carpenter’s song “Juno” while Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were chasing and handcuffing people.  The video looped the lyrics “have you ever tried this one?”

Carpenter responded to 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.”

In their response, the White House used some of Carpenter’s own lyrics saying, “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.”

The White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also responded using some of Carpenter’s own lyrics saying, “anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”

Children’s book publisher Kids Can Press issued a statement condemning Secretary of the Defense Pete Hegseth for a post on social media using the character Franklin the Turtle aiming a bazooka at boats with the caption “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.”

Kids Can Press responded with “we strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”

Hegseth is currently under fire for recent attacks on alleged “drug runners” and killing them.

Carpenter and Kids Cam Press are among a growing list of artists who have demanded that the White House NOT use any of their works as a “walk up song”, on campaigns and rallies, or any social media posts and videos.  The list includes; ABBA, Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Rodrigo, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Semisonic, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! at the Disco, R.E.M., Guns N’ Roses, Beyoncé, Celine Dion, and Adele.