White House Mutes Ariana Grande Song in Border Video After $70 Billion Immigration Push
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
White House Mutes Ariana Grande Song in Border Video After $70 Billion Immigration Push
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
Summary
Ariana Grande publicly told the White House not to use her music after a TikTok border-enforcement video used her 2024 hit “Bye”; the post was later muted and her comment removed.
The Monday reel showed agents handcuffing people and moving them into vehicles and detention centers, captioned that Trump had delivered “the most secure border in history.”
Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, defended the post by saying the truly “barbaric” acts were crimes committed by undocumented immigrants against U.S. citizens.
The clash came days after Trump signed legislation providing more than $70 billion for immigration agencies over the remaining 2½ years of his term.
Grande joins other artists who have objected to Trump-linked music use, including Sabrina Carpenter in ICE-related posts and ABBA, Céline Dion and Beyoncé during the 2024 campaign.