{"id":138169,"date":"2025-12-04T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/04\/trump-administrations-cease-and-desist-playlist-gains-another-star\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:40:26","slug":"trump-administrations-cease-and-desist-playlist-gains-another-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/04\/trump-administrations-cease-and-desist-playlist-gains-another-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration\u2019s Cease And Desist Playlist Gains Another Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sabrina Carpenter is known for many things, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVli-tstM5E?si=epSNI4IDc-r5QR5G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her catchy coffee themed tunes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ID1jre5kmUI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNL-worthy humor<\/a>. And while Sabrina rubbed shoulders with \u201cDonald Trump\u201d in a skit about 12-year-old boys with podcast equipment, she\u2019s nowhere near as buddy buddy with the real administration. Earlier this week she took to Twitter to tell ICE to cut the shit with using her music to make abducting people with questionable due process appear cutesy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabrinaAnnLynn\/status\/1995876972405420114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Considering that the tweets are still up, it looks like ICE and the White House aren\u2019t that interested in respecting artistic intent. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/cases\/gomez-ruiz-et-al-v-ice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multiple lawsuits already facing ICE<\/a>, a cease and desist request might be at the bottom of their worries. The White House should do something though \u2014 folks are saying this tweet is in the running for biggest ratio of all time: <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Sabrina Carpenter achieve the largest ratio of all time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DE7t54uqHo\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/DE7t54uqHo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmandDoma\/status\/1996440319630709205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing the number has changed a bit: the White House post is now at 84k likes compared to Sabrina\u2019s whopping 1.6 Million. Easy publicity. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of, Sabrina\u2019s 24-hour response time drew attention to another blonde star who opted out of telling the administration to leave her music out of it: Taylor Swift. While she has previously criticized the Trump administration, her silence on her music being used toward administrative ends is a little baffling \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-etsy-fan-sue-legal-6465325\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she\u2019s taken legal action against Etsy sellers for using her lyrics<\/a> but not, you know, the White House? Strange priorities.<\/p>\n<p>For the record (see what I did there?), here\u2019s a whole playlist of songs the Trump Administration ought to stay away from. Here\u2019s to hoping a few of \u2019em are in your Spotify Wrapped!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Earlier<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/09\/you-could-make-a-playlist-of-all-the-musicians-who-sued-trump-for-playing-their-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> You Could Make A Playlist Of All The Musicians Who Sued Trump For Playing Their Music<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/08\/isaac-hayes-donald-trump-copyright-bad-mother\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Hayes Estate Files Copyright Suit, Say This Cat Donald Trump Is A Bad Mother\u2013<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/09\/judge-shuts-down-donald-trumps-dance-party\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge Shuts Down Donald Trump\u2019s Dance Party<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/12\/trump-administrations-cease-and-desist-playlist-gains-another-star\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Administration\u2019s Cease And Desist Playlist Gains Another Star<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245084151-300x227.jpg?resize=300%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"post-single__featured-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by XNY\/Star Max\/GC Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter is known for many things, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVli-tstM5E?si=epSNI4IDc-r5QR5G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her catchy coffee themed tunes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ID1jre5kmUI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNL-worthy humor<\/a>. And while Sabrina rubbed shoulders with \u201cDonald Trump\u201d in a skit about 12-year-old boys with podcast equipment, she\u2019s nowhere near as buddy buddy with the real administration. Earlier this week she took to Twitter to tell ICE to cut the shit with using her music to make abducting people with questionable due process appear cutesy.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the tweets are still up, it looks like ICE and the White House aren\u2019t that interested in respecting artistic intent. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/cases\/gomez-ruiz-et-al-v-ice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multiple lawsuits already facing ICE<\/a>, a cease and desist request might be at the bottom of their worries. The White House should do something though \u2014 folks are saying this tweet is in the running for biggest ratio of all time: <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing the number has changed a bit: the White House post is now at 84k likes compared to Sabrina\u2019s whopping 1.6 Million. Easy publicity. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of, Sabrina\u2019s 24-hour response time drew attention to another blonde star who opted out of telling the administration to leave her music out of it: Taylor Swift. While she has previously criticized the Trump administration, her silence on her music being used toward administrative ends is a little baffling \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-etsy-fan-sue-legal-6465325\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she\u2019s taken legal action against Etsy sellers for using her lyrics<\/a> but not, you know, the White House? Strange priorities.<\/p>\n<p>For the record (see what I did there?), here\u2019s a whole playlist of songs the Trump Administration ought to stay away from. Here\u2019s to hoping a few of \u2019em are in your Spotify Wrapped!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/09\/you-could-make-a-playlist-of-all-the-musicians-who-sued-trump-for-playing-their-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> You Could Make A Playlist Of All The Musicians Who Sued Trump For Playing Their Music<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/08\/isaac-hayes-donald-trump-copyright-bad-mother\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Hayes Estate Files Copyright Suit, Say This Cat Donald Trump Is A Bad Mother\u2013<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/09\/judge-shuts-down-donald-trumps-dance-party\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judge Shuts Down Donald Trump\u2019s Dance Party<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4c2f3b252020252d213f0c2d2e233a29382429202d3b622f2321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabrina Carpenter is known for many things, namely her catchy coffee themed tunes and SNL-worthy humor. And while Sabrina rubbed shoulders with \u201cDonald Trump\u201d in a skit about 12-year-old boys with podcast equipment, she\u2019s nowhere near as buddy buddy with the real administration. Earlier this week she took to Twitter to tell ICE to cut [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":138153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chris-Williams-2025-sBS7DJ.jpg?fit=512%2C288&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}