Trump’s White House is straight-up feuding with Ariana Grande, and they’re hitting her with her own song titles. After Grande used her platform to call out the Trump administration on several hot-button issues, the White House didn’t just issue a standard response — they got personal.
It all started when the Grammy-winning artist and Wicked star shared a post to her Instagram story that was originally from makeup artist and influencer Matt Bernstein. The post slammed the administration over its policies on immigration, the anti-transgender agenda, and even censorship. Part of the text Grande shared read: “it’s been 250 days. now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed, now that trans people have been blamed for virtually everything and live in fear, now that free speech is on the brink of collapse for us all—Has your life gotten better?”.
The White House hit back fast, with deputy press secretary Kush Desai saying a statement provided to MSNBC. It read, “Save your tears, Ariana, because President Trump’s actions ended Joe Biden’s inflation crisis and are bringing in trillions in new investments. 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. Get well soon, Ariana!”
The White House is at war with anyone who questions it
It’s an informal and conversational response, to be fair, but definitely a jab at her. Grande isn’t the first megastar to find herself on the receiving end of a personal attack from the Trump administration. This latest incident feels like night and day compared to how other administrations handled criticism from celebrities. Moving forward, it looks like anyone speaking out can expect this kind of direct, personal rebuttal.
Just a few months ago, President Donald Trump went after Taylor Swift on social media after she endorsed his rival, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential election. He wrote, “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”.
And before that, Trump took aim at rock legend Bruce Springsteen after he spoke out against the President during a concert in England. Trump called Springsteen “Highly Overrated,” writing: “Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States. Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy”.
So, it seems this is the administration’s overall approach when dealing with celebrity critics. They aren’t just letting it slide; they are making sure to hurry and strike back with a personal touch. If anything, it gives the celebrities more credence, since the White House knows the critics have good points.
Published: Oct 1, 2025 04:36 am