Jess Glynne slams the White House as they use her song for 'sick' social media post

Daily Mirror

19 hours ago

Singer Jess Glynne has hit out at the White House after they used her voiceover in a travel advert for one of the most controversial tweets in recent memory
British singer Jess Glynne has taken aim at the White House following the American admiration using one of her most iconic songs in a recent controversial social media post.
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On Tuesday, the official Twitter /X account for the White House used the voiceover used in an advert for travel company Jet 2 to seemingly mock a group of migrants being deported. The audio, which is currently trending online and generating many memes, features Jess' song Hold My Hand.
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The viral TikTok sound begins with Jess singing her 2015 before voice actress, Zoe Lister delivers the soundbite "nothing beats a Jet2 holiday."
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In a controversial move, the White House joined the many content creators and businesses using the voiceover from a British airline advert in the hope of going viral earlier this week.
The post showed handcuffed undocumented individuals being led by obscured Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers onto a GlobalX aircraft – a carrier frequently employed by ICE.
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The provocative tweet was accompanied by the caption: "When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. Nothing beats it!".
Amid the backlash to the poor taste tweet from the official account for the residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States Donald Trump, Hold My Hand singer Jess has revealed her disgust at the post.
Sharing a screenshot of the offending tweet, Jess told her Instagram followers: "This post honestly makes me sick. My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity - never about division or hate."
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"I need her AND jet2 to sue him separately for the maximum amount of money," one Twitter user wrote online in response to Jess' post. "Her music is for healing not for hate. Love wins every time," another penned.
A third wrote: "Good. artists gotta protect their art from becoming propaganda. white house probably thought they were being cute but just exposed how out of touch they are lol."
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President Trump departed Scotland on Tuesday as his five-day visit came to an end, with Air Force One taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.
The president concluded his trip by opening a new golf course at his resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday morning. After playing on the new course, he flew by helicopter to the RAF base.
During his visit, he had earlier stayed at his other Scottish resort at Turnberry in South Ayrshire, where he enjoyed several rounds of golf. Despite the mostly private nature of the trip, he hosted Sir Keir Starmer at both resorts on Monday.
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EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also took part in a meeting with him at Turnberry on Sunday. As Trump cut the ribbon on the new course in Aberdeenshire, he said he would play a quick round before returning to Washington to "put out fires all over the world".
The US president teed off in front of an invited crowd including golfers, football stars, Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
Just before hitting the first ball at the New Course, the US president told those gathered on a grandstand: "We started with a beautiful piece of land, but we made it much more beautiful. I look forward to playing it today.
"We'll play it very quickly and then I go back to DC and we put out fires all over the world. We did one yesterday – you know we stopped the war. We've stopped about five wars. That's much more important than playing golf. As much as I like it, it's much more important.'
The president met First Minister Mr Swinney on Monday evening at a private dinner, and the two had a more formal meeting on Tuesday ahead of the course opening. This meeting focused on Scotch whisky tariffs and the situation in Gaza.