The controversial campaign of Sydney Sweeney with American Eagle has caught the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, and he has been giving this campaign his full support.
The Euphoria star’s “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” ad sparked a lot of online discussion. Things took a new turn when reporters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, told President Trump that Sweeney is a registered Republican.
Trump says Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad is “fantastic” after learning she’s a registered Republican.
(According to Florida voter registration records viewed by CNN, Sweeney registered with the Republican Party on June 16, 2024, prior to November’s presidential election.) pic.twitter.com/awu2q7Xa5I
— Samantha Waldenberg (@Sam_Waldenberg) August 4, 2025
“She’s a registered Republican? Oh, now I love her ad!” Trump said. “Is that right? Is Sydney Sweeney…? You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans. That’s one I wouldn’t have known.”
He further said, “But I’m glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic!”
Trump also praised her on his social media account. “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there,” he wrote in part. “It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go get ’em Sydney!”
Reports confirm that Sweeney registered as a Republican in Florida on June 14, 2024. This isn’t the first time her political leanings have been discussed. In 2022, she faced a lot of criticism after images from her mother’s birthday party featured guests wearing Blue Lives Matter apparel and MAGA-themed hats. Sweeney later made a clarification that those guests were not her family but friends of her mother.
American Eagle responded to the controversy. The brand said that the campaign was “always about the jeans” and celebrating how every person wears them in their own unique style. Currently, public opinion is divided. Some are praising American Eagle, and others are criticizing the ad’s perceived undertones.
For now, Sydney Sweeney has gained a powerful fan in Trump.
