Chrissy Teigen Defends Selena Gomez Against 'Dumbest' White House Attack Over Crying ICE Video


Chrissy Teigen Defends Selena Gomez Against

2/2/2025 After the White House took aim at Gomez for a since-deleted emotional video about deportation of undocumented immigrants, Chrissy Teigen was among those defending the actress -- and blasting the Trump administration for making and sharing it. Selena Gomez has been going through it after a January 27 post she quickly deleted from her social media where the Emilia Pérez star broke down in tears over the Trump administration launching its promised mass deportation initiative of undocumented immigrants. While-right wing pundits and politicians immediately slammed the actress after the post, leading to a response from Gomez, it was perhaps a little more surprising that the White House itself responded to an actress' social media post. After the very public callout, fans and celebrities alike jumped to support Gomez, with Eiza Gonzalez expressing shock the post had even happened. "What the hell is happening?" she wrote in the comments section of the official White House Instagram post. "How is the White House official page posting this? Are you serious?" Meanwhile, Chrissy Teigen jumped onto her own Instagram Stories, per The Daily Mail, sharing a People article about the video and commenting, "Having empathy is now something gross and weird." "We love you @selenagomez and boy does the White House have a lot of time on their hands for the dumbest s--t ever," she continued. "You want cheaper eggs? Too bad! Too many people to roast online. Maybe later." Another commenter on the White House post called the tagged video "inappropriate and unprofessional," while still others argued, "The majority of deported immigrants are not criminals, they are honorable and hardworking people who just wanted to give a better quality of life to their family!!!" "I’m so sorry Selena Gomez for how they’re weaponizing you, this is absolutely disgusting," commented another user. In a video shared by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tagging Gomez, and posted to the White House social media accounts, the mothers of three people allegedly killed by undocumented migrants were used to push back against the actress, as covered by NBC News.