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White House Uses ‘Jet2 Holiday’ TikTok Sound In Deportation Video—Prompting Rebuke From Singer
UNITED STATES, JUL 30 – The White House video uses a viral Jet2 meme to highlight deportations as over 15,000 immigrants were removed in June under the largest effort in US history.
- On July 29, the White House shared a video on X featuring immigrants being deported from the U.S., set to the popular Jet2 holiday audio clip.
- This post references President Trump's January 2025 announcement to initiate the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history, along with his decision to revoke legal protections for more than a million immigrants, exposing them to possible removal.
- The video shows immigration officers escorting deportees onto planes and includes a Trump cameo, while ICE deported more than 15,000 people in June aiming for 3,000 arrests daily.
- The post on X, which attracted over 2.8 million views, faced widespread criticism, with many users labeling it as "horrible," "disgusting," and "inhumane" for mocking migrants.
- This event highlights increased immigration enforcement under Trump and has ignited public outrage over the use of a cheerful sound to depict forced deportations.
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Singer Jess Glynne 'Sick' Over White House's Use of 'Hold My Hand' in Jet2 Holiday Meme
"My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity," she wrote in response to the Trump administration's use of the meme to promote ICE deportationsDawn Fletcher-Park/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Jess Glynne at the Isle of Wright Festival on June 22, 2025NEED TO KNOWJess Glynne has responded to the White House's use of the Jet2 Holiday meme, which features her hit "Hold My Hand," to promote ICE deportations"This post honestly makes me…
Jess Glynne Slams Trump White House for Using Viral Jet2holidays Song to Promote ICE Deportations
Jess Glynne responded Wednesday to the official X account for Trump’s White House (@WhiteHouse) using her song “Hold My Hand” and its now-viral Jet2holidays ad campaign to promote ICE deportations. Screenshotting and sharing the X post on her Instagram story early Wednesday, the Grammy-winning recording artist slammed the promo as sickening. “This post honestly makes me sick,” she wrote. “My music is about love, unity and spreading positivity — …
Jess Glynne furious over 'sick' White House post as official social media account joins viral joke
Singer Jess Glynne has expressed fury at the White House for a post on its X account using her song to poke fun at migrants being deported.The post came amid an ongoing social media joke which see's Glynne's song, Hold My Hand, used in the background of clips.The 2015 track is used by travel company Jet 2, with actress Zoe Lister voicing the soundbite: "nothing beats a Jet2 holiday".In a controversial decision, the White House jumped on the vira…
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