“Honestly makes me sick”: Jess Glynne condemns White House for using 'Jet2 Holiday' remix in deportation video

Singer Jess Glynne is outraged at the Trump Administration's usage of her song.

British pop singer Jess Glynne is left enraged after the White House used her viral song "Hold My Hand" in a deportation video. Recently, her 2015 hit song has been going viral in a remix along with the 'Jet 2 Holiday' advertisement. On social media, the remix is being used to showcase mishaps and daily accidents in a fun and quirky way, leading to virality.

However, in a recent deportation video posted by the official White House X account, the "Jet 2 Holiday" remix is being used. In the video, there are various clips of deportees being transported in handcuffs, along with the caption,

"When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. ✈️🎶 Nothing beats it!"

The video was not appreciated by Jess Glynne, given the usage of her song, and she let her distaste be known. In a story that she posted on Wednesday morning on her Instagram account, she stated,

“This post honestly makes me sick,” she adds. “My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity — never about division or hate,”

The actress who did the narration for the ad, Zoë Lister-Jones, also spoke up in a now-expired story, slamming the usage of her voice by saying,

"What can be done about the White House using Jet2’s sound and my voiceover to promote their nasty agenda?”

Musicians who slammed Trump for using their songs

Jess Glynne is not the first person to slam the President for using their songs in his work or his election campaign, whether this one or his election in 2016.

During his 2016 rallies, Trump used Adele's “Rolling in the Deep” as his walk-on song, after which her representative gave a statement to Billboard saying,

“Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning.”

While in 2020, he used Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at political functions. Frontman Axl Rose was very open about his opposition towards Trump and hence released a statement on X, saying,

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“GNR like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events has formally requested r music not b used at Trump rallies or Trump associated events,” he added. “Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters’ consent. Can u say ‘s–tbags?!’”

Other musicians who either spoke up or took legal action against President Trump to stop him from using their music include Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Brendon Urie, and more.

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