Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter publicly attacked the White House and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after learning her music had been used in a federal government video promoting deportation efforts.
Former Disney star Sabrina Carpenter used her platform at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards to promote LGBTQI+ activism, flooding the stage with drag queens holding signs demanding appreciation, applause, and political rights. Her performance marked one of the most overt political displays of the evening, blending pop culture with progressive ideology in a show broadcast to millions.
