Ariana Grande has blasted the White House for using her music in a recent ICE video, which she has described as "inhumane" and "barbaric".
The video, which went online this week, used Grande's track, 'Bye' from her seventh studio album, 'Eternal Sunshine'. It shows agents for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement handcuffing people, placing them in cars and detaining them.
The caption which accompanies this video reads: “Bye-bye 👋 President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history".
At the time of writing, the video was viewed almost 460,000 times on TikTok, and 21,000 'likes'.
In response, Ariana Grande commented under the post: “Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense".
Grande's song has since been removed from the video too.
Check out the video below.
@whitehouseBye-bye 👋 President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history
In reports submitted by the BBC News, White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson told the US media: “What’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens".
This is not the first time that Ariana Grande has taken aim at the Trump Administration.
Last year, the singer shared a post on Instagram condemning the administration for ICE raids and use of transphobic language.
In response to this criticism, White House Secretary, Kush Desai wrote in a statement: “Save your tears, Ariana. Because President Trump’s actions ended Joe Biden’s inflation crisis and are bringing in trillions in new investment".
“He even signed an executive order just like magic that paved the way for the FTC to crack down on Ticketmaster for ripping off Ariana Grande’s concert-going fans".
Earlier this month, it was also confirmed that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater had split up after three years of dating, with sources describing it as an amicable split. More on this story here.
