Many supporters of President Donald Trump are not too pleased that several celebrities who attended the 2026 Grammy Awards spoke out against the Trump administration’s violent immigration crackdown. But experts in political science and public humanities point out a glaring hypocrisy in their criticism.
Billie Eilish, Kehlani, Joni Mitchell and Justin and Hailey Bieber were among the stars who wore pins that read “ICE OUT” on Sunday night to denounce the deadly actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
During her acceptance speech for Best R&B Performance, Kehlani told audience members that they are “stronger in numbers to speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now.”
“I hope everybody is inspired to join together as a community as artists and speak out against what’s going on. And I’m going to leave this and say, fuck ICE,” she said as the crowd cheered loudly.
When Eilish accepted the award for Song of the Year, she echoed Kehlani’s call and said that “no one is illegal on stolen land.” “Fuck ICE,” she added.
