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Ariana Grande attends the 2025 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 07, 2025 in New York City.

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After Ariana Grande slammed Donald Trump’s administration on her Instagram Stories Sunday (Sept. 29), a spokesperson for the president fired back at the Grammy-winning singer.

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In a statement provided to TMZ, White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai responded to Grande’s post, attempting to refute the points she shared about the Trump administration’s actions during the president’s second term.

“Save your tears, Ariana, because President Trump’s actions ended Joe Biden’s inflation crisis and are bringing in trillions in new investments,” Desai claimed. “He even signed an executive order just like magic that paved the way for the FTC to crack down on Ticketmaster for ripping off Ariana Grande’s concert-going fans. Get well soon, Ariana!”

While Desai claims that the president “ended” the inflation crisis, a report earlier this month from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that inflation increased to 2.9% in August, marking the biggest increase to consumer prices since January. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission did announce a lawsuit aimed at Live Nation and Ticketmaster for misleading consumers about resale ticket prices.

In her original post, Grande reshared a recent infographic from activist Matt Bernstein, who questioned Trump voters over the current state of political affairs. “It’s been 250 days. now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed, now that trans people have been blamed for virtually everything and live in fear, now that free speech is on the brink of collapse for us all — has your life gotten better?” the post asked. “Has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would, or are you still waiting?”

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