President Trump reacts to Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle jeans ad

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Controversy surrounding American Eagle's new jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney has drawn a response from the White House.   President Donald Trump offered praise Monday for actress Sydney Sweeney amid backlash over her denim ad campaign with American Eagle.   "Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the HOTTEST ad out there," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

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00:00President Trump loves Sidney Sweeney and her controversial ad for jeans.

00:05Jeans are passed down from parents to offspring. My jeans are blue.

00:09I think her ad is fantastic.

00:11The president is fawning over the actor after her voter registration was revealed.

00:16Turns out, last year, on June 14th, she registered with the Republican Party of Florida.

00:22Trump found out from a reporter.

00:24She's a registered Republican? Oh, now I love her ad.

00:28Is that right? Is Sidney Sweeney?

00:30You'd be surprised at how many people are Republicans.

00:34That's what I wouldn't have known, but I'm glad you told me that.

00:38If Sidney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.

00:44Hey, I was up here.

00:46The ad has sparked outrage on social media, with many calling it a nod to white supremacy.

00:52Comedian Bill Maher is coming to Sidney's defense.

00:54That all the online social justice girls are like, it's racist.

00:59There's no such thing as good jeans.

01:00Right, and then you go on Tinder and swipe left on every bald guy.

01:06Now the singer Lizzo is jumping into the fray,

01:09posting this AI-generated image with the caption,

01:12My jeans are black.

01:14Handed down from my parents before me.

01:16And this content creator, Tiffany Fong,

01:19created what she calls the Asian version of Sidney's controversial ad.

01:23My jeans are yellow.

01:25Now check this out.

01:26A just-discovered Calvin Klein ad from 1980,

01:29starring a then-15-year-old Brooke Shields.

01:33Jeans are fundamental in determining the characteristics of an individual.

01:38Sidney and Brooke.

01:39Different jeans.

01:41Pretty much the same ad.

01:42My jeans are blue.

01:43My jeans are blue.

01:45My jeans are blue.

01:47My jeans are blue.

01:49My jeans are blue.

01:50My jeans are blue.

01:51My jeans are blue.

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