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Trump Administration’s Cease And Desist Playlist Gains Another Star

Have you ever tried this one? *threatens to sue*

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Sabrina Carpenter is known for many things, namely her catchy coffee themed tunes and SNL-worthy humor. And while Sabrina rubbed shoulders with “Donald Trump” in a skit about 12-year-old boys with podcast equipment, she’s 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.

Considering that the tweets are still up, it looks like ICE and the White House aren’t that interested in respecting artistic intent. With the multiple lawsuits already facing ICE, a cease and desist request might be at the bottom of their worries. The White House should do something though — folks are saying this tweet is in the running for biggest ratio of all time:

At the time of writing the number has changed a bit: the White House post is now at 84k likes compared to Sabrina’s whopping 1.6 Million. Easy publicity.

Speaking of, Sabrina’s 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 — she’s taken legal action against Etsy sellers for using her lyrics but not, you know, the White House? Strange priorities.

For the record (see what I did there?), here’s a whole playlist of songs the Trump Administration ought to stay away from. Here’s to hoping a few of ’em are in your Spotify Wrapped!

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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™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s .  He 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, is 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 [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.