Leeds-headquartered holiday company Jet2 has expressed its disappointment at the use of its popular ‘Nothing Beats a Jet2 holiday’ viral meme being used by the White House social media account to mock people being deported from the United States of America in handcuffs.

The official White House Instagram and X accounts shared a deportation video with a bright, joyful pop song playing in the background, while lines of downcast, handcuffed men boarded a deportation plane. The song, known online as the Jet2 Holiday meme, is often used to poke fun at travel misadventures.

Jess Glynne has said she feels "sick" that the White House has used the viral Jet2holiday advert featuring her song as the audio to a video promoting deportations. The White House posted a clip on X on Wednesday showing handcuffed people being escorted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) onto a GlobalX flight.