Trump gushes over controversial Sydney Sweeney jeans ad – after hearing she’s a registered Republican
Donald Trump has heaped praise on Sydney Sweeney’s provocative new jeans advert after being told the actress was a registered Republican.
While speaking to reporters on the runway in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday evening, the president was informed about the Euphoria actress’s reported political leanings.
“She’s a registered Republican?” the president asked. “Now I love her ad.”
Earlier Sunday, public voting records reviewed by The Guardian revealed that Sweeney, 27, has been registered with the Republican Party in Florida since June 2024. She has neither endorsed nor supported Trump publicly.
“Is that right? Is Sydney Sweeney…,” Trump continued with a smirk. “You’d be surprised how many people are Republicans. That’s one I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad you told me that.”
“If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic,” the president concluded.
Trump joined a chorus of MAGA voices praising the actress’s participation in American Eagle’s recent advert, Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.
The commercial has sparked widespread backlash with some critics claiming it peddles eugenic ideals through its wordplay on “jeans” and “genes.”
Critics say the two phrases echo the sentiments of the discredited racist belief once popularized by the Nazis that the human race can be improved genetically by selective breeding.
“Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color,” Sweeney said in one spot.
“My jeans are blue,” she added, punctuated by the narrator declaring: “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.”
Another clip showed the blue-eyed, blond-haired movie star suggestively staring at the camera as she explains that her body’s composition “is determined by… genes”.
“‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans,” the company said in a statement responding to the backlash. “Her jeans. Her story.
“We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way,” the statement continued. “Great jeans look good on everyone.”
