Trump on Sydney Sweeney controversy: If she’s Republican ‘I think her ad is fantastic’
UNITED STATES, AUG 2 – Donald Trump praised Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad after learning she is a registered Republican, amid controversy accusing the campaign of promoting eugenics.
- In a Newsmax interview Friday, Aug. 1, President Donald Trump praised Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle denim ad after learning she is a registered Republican.
- On July 23, 2025, American Eagle launched its campaign starring Sweeney with a pun on 'jeans' and 'genes' that critics said promoted eugenics, as she said, `Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color.`
- American Eagle broke its silence and doubled down in an Instagram post, stating `Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans` is and always was about the jeans.
- Many right-wing supporters defended Sweeney and cheered her Republican registration, with Vice President JD Vance describing her as an `all-American beautiful girl`.
- Trump compared the Dylan Mulvaney ad to his worst, saying it was 'one of the great disasters of all time' and 'the most unsuccessful ad, worst ad ever,' knocking $35 billion off a company's value.
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Trump praises Sydney Sweeney for anti-woke ad as she's revealed as a Republican
PRESIDENT Trump gushed over Sydney Sweeney after learning that she is a Republican. He even waded into the debate surrounding her controversial American Eagle jeans advert, purring that he “loves” it. Sydney Sweeney is that star of American Eagle’s latest ad campaignAmerican Eagle The Mega AgencyTrump said that the ‘loves’ the ‘fantastic’ ad after learning Sydney is a Republican[/caption] American EagleThe ad’s tagline ‘Sydney Sweeney had great …
For the past few days, American Eagle's denim advertising, which features actress Sydney Sweeney, has been controversial and divides the United States. (International).
Trump weighs in on American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad controversy
Donald Trump has given his take on actress Sydney Sweeney’s controversial jeans advert for American Eagle. The advert, which featured the tagline: “Sydney Sweeney has good genes”, was slammed by some who have accused it of subtly promoting white supremacy and eugenics. Speaking to the press before embarking on Air Force One on Sunday (3 August), the US president said the ad was “fantastic” after a reporter informed him that the 27-year-old actre…
Actress Sydney Sweeney is under fire for a pun in an ad for clothing brand American Eagle. Several local news outlets also reported Sunday that voting records show the star is a registered Republican. US President Donald Trump responded to this.
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