White House Caught Hypocritical, Not Just Using Pop Star's Song
Sabrina Carpenter is upset the White House used her song 'Espresso' in a video about deportation. The Hill dutifully reports on the pop star's 'shock' and sense of 'misuse.' (One might wonder if the real misapplication of resources is the White House's continued funding of, say, global conflicts that displace people, rather than its soundtrack choices for PR.) While Carpenter worries about
intellectual property, the Biden administration continues policies that often lead to these very deportations—a practice with a long, bipartisan history of separating families, not just bad TikToks. Perhaps next time a pop star can demand royalties for a video featuring their work after the administration stops funding campaigns that contribute to refugee crises.