After discovering that Sydney Sweeney was reportedly a registered Republican, former President Donald Trump entered into the ruckus surrounding the controversy regarding the latest American Eagle advertisement. Trump showed his appreciation for the news and remarked, “She is a registered Republican? Oh, now I love her ad.”
Online outrage has recently been stirred with accusations against the actress regarding the ad’s slogan, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans”. While the purpose was to promote the brand’s jeans-wear, the ad faced online backlash for subtly promoting eugenicist connotations and ideas centering around white supremacy. Amid this firestorm of outrage, Trump was enthusiastic when he said, “If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic!”
REPORTER: “Actress Sydney Sweeney — it came out this weekend that she’s a registered Republican.”@POTUS: “You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans … I’m glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic!” 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/baLwJHBbuD
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 4, 2025
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The ad was subject to controversy shortly after its release, and many users on social media have since labeled it as tone-deaf. Nevertheless, Trump swiftly diverted the discussion by comparing it to the Bud Light controversy regarding their campaign with transgender actor Dylan Mulvaney. “That was one of the worst ads ever,” he commented, implying that the Sweeney campaign was, in fact, much more effective.
Voter records from Florida, accessed by HT.com, suggest that a “Sydney B. Sweeney” registered with the Republican Party in 2024, matching the actress’s full name-Sydney Bernice Sweeney. Whether this person pertains to her or not is still to be ascertained.
While Sweeney has remained tight-lipped on the matter, American Eagle released a defense of the campaign on Instagram: “‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story.”
As speculations and debates follow on the Internet, Sweeney’s political inclinations and sense of fashion remain on the chopping block-another example of how even jeans cannot escape the wrath of media in today’s world.
