The White House joined in on the hype surrounding Drake’s new album, “Iceman“, with a 17-second clip. It featured President Donald Trump and law enforcement agents, with the outro of “Make Them Now,” the final track on the album.
This is not the first instance of the White House using popular songs to promote the Trump administration. However, several artists have slammed the White House over this in the past.
White House uses Drake’s ‘Iceman’ to praise Donald Trump
The White House joined in on the wave tied to Drake’s latest album drop. Soon after “Iceman” was released, the White House shared doctored content, including a 17-second TikTok clip featuring President Donald Trump and law enforcement agents with the outro of “Make Them Now”, the last track on the album (via USA Today).
The clip included Trump strolling down a helicopter runway and the ICE making arrests. The word “Iceman” appears throughout the clip both sonically and as text overlay. At the time of writing, the clip has already garnered over 13.7 million views.
The TikTok clip has made quite a stir in the digital space, with many calling for Drake to intervene. In the comments, many fans even called for a lawsuit against the clip. However, Drake or his team has not yet responded to the White House using his song.
Previously, other major artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo have slammed the Trump administration for using their songs without prior permission.
Notably, Carpenter’s “Juno” played in a video of individuals under detention by ICE agents. This video received massive backlash online. “This video is evil and disgusting,” Carpenter had said at the time, adding “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
Drake dropped Iceman alongside two other albums, “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour”, on May 15. The move took fans by surprise and sparked an extended online conversation.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory.
