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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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For the past few days, American Eagle's denim advertising, which features actress Sydney Sweeney, has been controversial and divides the United States. (International).

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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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USA Today broke the news in United States on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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