White House fires back at Ariana Grande over ICE video song criticism
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The White House reacted to Ariana Grande on Thursday after the “Bad” actress criticized the Trump administration for using one of her songs in a social video depicting Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
“We will say this for the last time: It is the criminal, illegal aliens who are actually barbaric, inhumane, and disgusting who are injuring and killing innocent American citizens,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
The 32-year-old criticized the White House for using his song “Bye” in a TikTok video earlier this week, writing in the comments section: “Please don’t use my music regarding this barbaric, inhumane, disgusting nonsense. Damn.”
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Ariana Grande told the White House to no longer use her music in connection with ICE. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Met Museum/Getty Images for Vogue)
The caption of the White House video read: “Goodbye. President Trump secured the most secure border in history.”
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As of Thursday, the audio appeared to have been removed from the video.
Last September, Grande shared an Instagram post claiming that “immigrants are being violently separated from their families and their communities are being destroyed.”
A man was arrested by ICE agents in Monassas, Virginia, on May 15, 2026. (Leigh Green for Fox News Digital)
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She also attended the Women’s March shortly after President Donald Trump first took office in 2017 and vocally opposed the transgender bathroom ban on social media.
Last year he also shared a protest sign that read, “Can someone explain which crimes got you deported and which got you elected President? This is so confusing,” a reference to Trump’s 34 felony convictions related to his falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case.
Ariana Grande has spoken out against the Trump administration in the past. (Axelle Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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He 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 Grande’s representatives for comment.
