The White House Is Facing Major Backlash For Its Latest "Vile" And "Disgusting" Social Media Post

"Sorry but social media has ruined politics. Is anything serious anymore? This is vile. These are people."

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Once again, the White House has posted some truly despicable content on social media. This time, it's a video combining the viral "Jet2 holiday" internet sound with immigrant deportations.

A group of people boarding a plane, with a tweet caption joking about being deported

In case you haven't heard it, the Jet2 holiday sound has been used thousands of times online. Apparently, it originated in the UK humorously — you might hear the vacation voiceover with videos of something going wrong, like "torrential rain, fights on a plane, etc.," to quote one redditor in the r/AskUK subreddit. However, the sound became popular internationally, with many people using it over their vacations, funny skits, adventures, and other videos.

Four social media video previews show playful scenes involving people in different situations

The White House's video starts with a plane and quickly moves to shackled immigrants stepping out of a van and moving toward the aircraft. Meanwhile, the sound says, "Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday."

Split image: Left - people boarding a plane, Middle - person in handcuffs, Right - group disembarking a plane. Text: "Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday."

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Notably, the video does not bother to blur the faces of the immigrants (!!!) while making sure to blur the faces of ICE agents. The sound talks about saving money on vacation...

Image with blurred individuals, one in handcuffs. Text overlay discusses potential savings of £50 per person

...with "£200 off for a family of four" — while the video continues showing people whose entire lives are being upended by this administration.

Blurred image of a group near a van, partially obstructed by a caption about discounted price for a family of four

After a clip of Trump giving a thumbs up and pointing to the camera, the video ends with: "Book now with Jet2holidays!" In the caption, the White House account wrote, "When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation. Nothing beats it!"

Man pointing at the camera on the left; Jet2holidays ad with White House illustration on the right

Along with the voiceover about vacations, this version of the internet sound includes a cheerful, upbeat song: "Hold My Hand" by British singer Jess Glynne. She caught wind of the whole thing and shared her response on social media.

Person sings passionately into a microphone, wearing a stylish black outfit with long sleeves and a cropped top

"This post honestly makes me sick," she wrote in her Instagram story. "My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity — never about division or hate." She also added two angry, swearing emojis over a screenshot of the video.

A screenshot of an Instagram story criticizing a tweet from the White House about ICE deportations, expressing anger and promoting love and unity

Obviously, people had a lot to say about all this. Many called it an "embarrassment":

Tweet criticizing the country as an embarrassment, posted by a user named Garrett

Tweet from user @cozywavyb says, "This is disgusting. What an embarrassment," dated July 30, 2025, at 12:06 AM

Others focused on the people running the White House account:

A social media post replying to @WhiteHouse, saying, "There is no bigger asshole on this site than this account."

Many shared their thoughts on this combo of social media and politics:

Tweet by @responsiblerai: "Sorry but social media has ruined politics. Is anything serious anymore? This is vile. These are people."

Tweet expressing discomfort with combining fascism and Gen Z humor

Some people called the internet sound "officially done":

Tweet by user "zak": "ok fun’s over the jet2 holiday meme is officially done."

And finally, this person made an excellent point:

Tweet by @arxhiiie questioning why staff faces are blurred, suggesting pride in showing them