"The White House's official TikTok, which was launched by the administration in August despite lawmakers' concerns that the app's Chinese owners represent a national security risk, shared a video over the weekend using Cythnia Erivo's Wicked 'war cry' "Defying Gravity" alongside distressing images and videos of people being detained. Text reading: "Ahh that deportation feeling..." was overlaid on a scene of Donald Trump smiling and walking in slow-mo through the White House, before shifting to clips of ICE officers handcuffing and chasing people down."
"The video itself is captioned "holding space for this ✨" in reference to the much meme'd interview between Erivo, Ariana Grande and Out magazine journalist Tracy E. Gilchrist. Since Donald Trump returned to office for his second term in January, after defeating Kamala Harris in the November 2024 election, he and his administration have made cracking down on illegal immigration a major part of his presidency, with ICE targeted with raising deportation numbers through an increase in raids and arrests across the country."
The White House's official TikTok posted a video using Cythnia Erivo's Wicked 'Defying Gravity' over footage of migrants being detained by ICE. Text in the clip read "Ahh that deportation feeling..." while showing Donald Trump smiling and walking in slow motion, then shifting to clips of ICE officers handcuffing and chasing people. The video was captioned "holding space for this ✨" referencing a meme'd interview involving Erivo and Ariana Grande. Since returning to office after the 2024 election, Trump prioritized cracking down on illegal immigration, directing ICE to increase raids, arrests and deportations. Many individuals allege wrongful arrests or deportations despite legal status or asylum claims.
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