Jess Glynne has spoken out about The White House’s ‘sick’ post using her song ‘Hold My Hand’. (Getty/X/@WhiteHouse)
Pop singer Jess Glynne has slammed a post by The White House which used her song “Hold My Hand” to soundtrack a video featuring ICE deportation flights.
Glynne’s 2015 song is featured as part of the Jet2Holidays advert audio which has become a viral TikTok sensation over the summer.
The audio, which features a voiceover exclaiming “Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday!” has soundtracked almost two million videos on TikTok, many of which have depicted holiday mishaps.
The White House attempted to weasel its way into the social media trend by using the audio – including Glynne’s “Hold My Hand” – to soundtrack a video of a group of migrants being handcuffed and forced onto a deportation flight.
When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. ✈️🎶
Nothing beats it! pic.twitter.com/hlLapr9QsE
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 29, 2025
Officers from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement department [ICE] were seen blurred out as they took people out of vans and ferried them onto the GlobalX flight.
GlobalX is the airline brand which conducts most deportation flights in the US.
The video ends with a clip of president Donald Trump looking at the camera, putting his thumbs up, and then smirking as he points at the camera.
“When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. Nothing beats it!” reads the video’s caption.
The White House’s post has been heavily condemned on social media.
Jess Glynne speaks out against The White House. (Instagram/@jessglynne)
Reacting to the post, Jess Glynne, raged that it made her “sick”.
“This post honestly makes me sick. My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity – never about division or hate,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside two angry emojis.
Actress Zoë Lister, who voices the Jet2holidays advert, also shared her upset, writing: “What can be done about [the White House] using [the Jet2] sound and my voiceover to promote their nasty agenda?”
“Hold My Hand” was released by Glynne back in 2015, with the song becoming her first number one.
She has since released several other tracks that topped the charts, including “I’ll Be There” and “Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself”.
Glynne is currently in a relationship with sports pundit and former professional football player Alex Scott.
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