Sydney Sweeney is being backed by President Donald Trump amid her American Eagle jeans campaign. As backlash swirls online, Trump weighed in after learning of Sweeney’s Republican voter registration.

President Donald Trump was told that Sydney Sweeney, who sparked controversy with an advert for jeans, is a registered Republican which took him by surprise and led him to make an odd statement

As conservative pundits and Vice President JD Vance decry a few progressives’ knee jerk reaction to the wordplay in Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign, the actress has stayed out of the public eye.