The White House has issued a blunt response after pop singer Sabrina Carpenter denounced the use of her song "Juno" in an immigration-enforcement video released on the administration’s official social-media channels.

Carpenter had publicly objected to the clip, calling it "evil and disgusting" and demanding that her music not be associated with deportation operations.

In remarks delivered on Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson rejected Carpenter’s criticism outright and defended the government’s portrayal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

Jackson said the administration would continue to highlight operations targeting what it described as dangerous criminal offenders and added sharply that anyone defending such individuals "must be stupid, or is it slow?"—a pointed reference made while refusing to retract the video.

The disputed clip features a lyric from Carpenter’s song—"Have you ever tried this one?

Bye-bye"—played over footage of ICE agents arresting and detaining individuals during raids.

Carpenter argued that her work should not be used to support forced removals or federal messaging related to immigration enforcement.

The incident adds to a growing list of artists objecting to the administration’s use of copyrighted music in policy-related videos.

Legal experts note that these disputes highlight unresolved questions surrounding copyright rights, political messaging and fair-use boundaries for government content.

Despite the backlash, the White House has stood firm, signalling that it views the video as a fair and necessary component of its broader immigration-enforcement efforts.