The Trump White House posted a light-hearted clip on X featuring Sabrina Carpenter’s hit “Bye-Bye” — and instantly triggered one of Hollywood’s most reliably woke pop stars.
After the post went up, Community Notes users flagged that the music might not have been licensed. That alone was enough to send Carpenter into meltdown mode.
Instead of brushing it off like a normal person, she rushed to X and fired off a dramatic attack on the administration:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
Evil. Disgusting. Inhumane.
All because the Trump team used a few seconds of her bubblegum-pop breakup track.
Carpenter’s outrage says more about the industry’s political neurosis than anything coming out of the White House. The Trump administration posts a simple meme — and the celebrities who spend every award show preaching “tolerance” instantly lose their minds.
The Trump White House hasn’t responded, but they don’t need to. Sabrina’s tantrum only proves the point: the woke music machine can’t stand that they don’t own the culture anymore.
At The American Beat, we’ll keep watching as more “pop princesses” realize they can’t control what America listens to — no matter how loud they scream online.
