Ariana Grande Criticizes White House for Using Her Song in ICE Deportation Video
Ariana Grande publicly objected to the White House using her 2024 song "Bye" in a TikTok video depicting ICE agents conducting arrests and deportations. Grande called the use of her music in relation to the deportation content "barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense" and requested the administration cease using her songs. The incident reflects ongoing tensions between entertainment figures and the Trump administration over immigration policy messaging.
The White House posted a TikTok video earlier this week featuring a version of Ariana Grande's 2024 song "Bye" alongside footage of ICE agents arresting and handcuffing individuals. Grande responded by commenting on the post, demanding the administration stop using her music in connection with what she characterized as "barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense." Her team is working to have the sound removed from the video. The White House responded through spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, countering that "what's actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens." White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai also responded directly to Grande, using puns based on her song titles while highlighting Trump administration policies on inflation and Ticketmaster regulation. This marks another instance of Grande publicly criticizing the Trump administration, following her September 2025 reshare of activist content criticizing ICE raids and transphobic rhetoric.
What different sources said
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White House fires back at Ariana Grande after she told them to never use her music in ICE deportation video
- BBC US & CanadaCenter
Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House
- ReutersCenter
Ariana Grande to White House: Don't use my music for 'heinous nonsense'
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Ariana Grande Slams Trump’s White House for Using Her Song to Promote ICE Deportations: ‘Barbaric, Inhumane, Heinous Nonsense’
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Ariana Grande tells Trump administration to stop using her music for 'barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense'
- TMZCenter
Ariana Grande Slams White House For Using Her Music To Promote Immigration Arrests
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Ariana Grande Demands White House Stop Using Her Song for ‘Barbaric’ ICE Video
- VarietyCenter
Ariana Grande Slams Trump’s White House for Using Her Song to Promote ICE Deportations: ‘Barbaric, Inhumane, Heinous Nonsense’
- ForbesCenter
Ariana Grande Blasts White House Over TikTok Post Using Her Song ‘Bye’
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Ariana Grande calls White House clip featuring her song 'barbaric'
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