{"id":36541,"date":"2025-07-31T20:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/36541\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T20:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:13:16","slug":"jess-glynne-calls-out-sick-white-house-video-using-her-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/36541\/","title":{"rendered":"Jess Glynne calls out &#8216;sick&#8217; White House video using her song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img width=\"792\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jess-Glynne-has-spoken-out-about-The-White-Houses-sick-post-using-her-song-Hold-My-Hand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"On the left, Jess Glynne poses in 2023. On the right, a still from a video posted by The White House featuring a queue of migrants queuing up to go into a plane.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Jess Glynne has spoken out about The White House\u2019s \u2018sick\u2019 post using her song \u2018Hold My Hand\u2019. (Getty\/X\/@WhiteHouse)<\/p>\n<p>Pop singer Jess Glynne has slammed a post by The White House which used her song \u201cHold My Hand\u201d to soundtrack a video featuring ICE deportation flights.<\/p>\n<p>Glynne\u2019s 2015 song is featured as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2025\/07\/29\/mariah-carey-brighton-pride-jet2-holidays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jet2Holidays advert<\/a> audio which has become a viral TikTok sensation over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The audio, which features a voiceover exclaiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2025\/07\/16\/jet2-holidays-voiceover-artist-zoe-lister-hollyoaks-parachute-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNothing beats a Jet2 holiday!\u201d<\/a> has soundtracked almost two million videos on TikTok, many of which have depicted holiday mishaps.<\/p>\n<p>The White House attempted to weasel its way into the social media trend by using the audio \u2013 including Glynne\u2019s \u201cHold My Hand\u201d \u2013 to soundtrack a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1950323473215115720\/video\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a> of a group of migrants being handcuffed and forced onto a deportation flight.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. \u2708\ufe0f\ud83c\udfb6 <\/p>\n<p>Nothing beats it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hlLapr9QsE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hlLapr9QsE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1950323473215115720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 29, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Officers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2025\/02\/03\/ice-protests-la\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement department [ICE]<\/a> were seen blurred out as they took people out of vans and ferried them onto the GlobalX flight.<\/p>\n<p>GlobalX is the airline brand which conducts most deportation flights in the US.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. Nothing beats it!\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u2019s post has been heavily condemned on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jess-Glynne-speaks-out-against-The-White-House.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870809\"  \/>Jess Glynne speaks out against The White House. (Instagram\/@jessglynne)<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2024\/12\/18\/alex-scott-and-jess-glynne-partner-girlfriend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Glynne<\/a>, raged that it made her \u201csick\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis post honestly makes me sick. My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity \u2013 never about division or hate,\u201d she wrote on Instagram, alongside two angry emojis.<\/p>\n<p>Actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2025\/07\/16\/jet2-holidays-voiceover-artist-zoe-lister-hollyoaks-parachute-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zo\u00eb Lister<\/a>, who voices the Jet2holidays advert, also shared her upset, writing: \u201cWhat can be done about [the White House] using [the Jet2] sound and my voiceover to promote their nasty agenda?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHold My Hand\u201d was released by Glynne back in 2015, with the song becoming her first number one.<\/p>\n<p>She has since released several other tracks that topped the charts, including \u201cI\u2019ll Be There\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Be So Hard On Yourself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Glynne is currently in a relationship with sports pundit and former professional football player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2024\/08\/19\/jess-glynne-and-girlfriend-alex-scott-are-absolute-couple-goals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Scott<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts! Let us know in the comments below, and remember to keep the conversation respectful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"h3\">How did this story make you feel?<\/p>\n<p>\n                    \ud83d\udd25<br \/>\n                    Fired up\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    \u2764\ufe0f<br \/>\n                    Love\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    \ud83d\ude0a<br \/>\n                    Happy\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    \ud83d\ude10<br \/>\n                    Meh\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    \ud83d\ude21<br \/>\n                    Annoyed\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    \ud83d\ude22<br \/>\n                    Sad\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n        Sending reaction&#8230;\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Thanks for your feedback!\n    <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jess Glynne has spoken out about The White House\u2019s \u2018sick\u2019 post using her song \u2018Hold My Hand\u2019. 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