{"id":453231,"date":"2026-02-04T12:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453231\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:03:11","slug":"karoline-leavitt-calls-out-elitist-celebs-after-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453231\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Calls Out ‘Elitist’ Celebs After Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/a> sneered at the \u201celitist\u201d celebrities who spoke out against President Donald Trump<\/a> and his immigrant deportation agenda during a politically-charged edition<\/a> of the Grammy Awards<\/a> last Sunday.<\/p>\n

Leavitt railed against the Hollywood set while talking to the press outside the White House on Tuesday.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s very ironic and frankly sad to see celebrities who live in gated communities with private security, with millions of dollars to spend protecting themselves, trying to just demonize law enforcement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

During the Grammys, an A-list roster of musical artists, including Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber and Joni Mitchell, denounced Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> by wearing \u201cICE OUT\u201d pins.<\/a> Several of the night\u2019s big winners also used their stage time to rail against the agency and defend immigrants.<\/p>\n

Leavitt on Bad Bunny: I think it\u2019s very sad to see celebrities who live in gated communities with private security trying to demonize law enforcement. pic.twitter.com\/FTEhliLy1V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Among the most high-profile critics was Album of the Year winner, Bad Bunny,<\/a> who received a 30-second standing ovation<\/a> when he began his first acceptance speech of the evening by urging immigration agents to back down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not savage, we\u2019re not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans,\u201d the Puerto Rican superstar said.<\/p>\n

\"BadBad Bunny demanded “ICE out” while accepting his first honor of the evening at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

VALERIE MACON via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Leavitt painted the political statements as a clear example of Hollywood hypocrisy, then she invoked the names of two people who were killed by undocumented immigrants during President Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t hear this same kind of uproar from celebrities in Hollywood when the previous administration allowed an invasion of our nation\u2019s borders and allowed innocent women and girls like Jocelyn Nungaray<\/a> and Laken Riley<\/a> to be killed and raped and murdered at the hands of people who should have never been in our country in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leavitt also attempted to boost the reputation of ICE officers and the Trump deportation crackdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you have law enforcement who are simply trying to do their jobs to remove violent predators like those who took the lives of innocent Americans,\u201d she said. \u201cThere was no uproar from Hollywood and the elitist crowd at the Grammys then, but there is now, and I think that speaks to the unfortunate irony that we\u2019re seeing in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n