The White House on Thursday pushed back after Ariana Grande criticized the Trump administration for using one of her songs in a social media video about Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
Responding to the singer and actress, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital, “We’ll say this one last time: what’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens.”
Grande, 32, had objected earlier this week after her song “Bye” was featured in a White House TikTok post. In the video’s comments, the “Wicked” star wrote, “please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. f– ice.”
The post itself carried the caption: “Bye-bye. President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history.” By Thursday, the audio from Grande’s song appeared to have been removed from the clip.
Grande has previously spoken out on immigration issues. In September, she shared an Instagram post alleging that “immigrants have been violently torn from their families” and that “communities have been destroyed.”
Last September, Grande shared an Instagram post that claimed “immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed.”
She also attended the Women’s March shortly after President Donald Trump took office the first time in 2017 and vocally opposed his transgender bathroom ban on social media.
Last year, she also shared a protest sign that said: “Could someone explain which crimes get you deported and which ones get you elected President? It’s so confusing,” referencing Trump being convicted of 34 felonies related to his falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case.
She previously supported Kamala Harris for president and performed for former President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014.
Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Grande for comment.
