Ariana Grande Slams White House for Using Song for 'Heinous' ICE Video
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Ariana Grande criticized the Trump administration after her song "Bye" was used in an ICE TikTok video showing federal agents arresting people, calling the use of her music in this context "barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense."
- Grande's comment demanding the administration stop using her music was removed from the video’s comment section, though her spokesperson confirmed she wrote it and her team is working to remove the song from the video.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded by labeling criminal illegal aliens as "barbaric, inhumane, and heinous," directly countering Grande's condemnation.
- This incident follows a previous clash in September 2025, when Grande publicly denounced the Trump administration’s ICE raids and transphobic rhetoric, prompting a dismissive response from White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai.