President Donald Trump has caused a stir after issuing a statement comparing Sydney Sweeney and Taylor Swift.
The internet has gone crazy over the last week after fashion designer American Eagle (AE) collaborated with The White Lotus actor Sweeney for their fall 2025 denim collection.
It’s fair to say that the commercial hasn’t gone down well – and in one video it depicts Sweeney pretending to put a poster of herself donning denim bottoms, with the writing ‘Sydney Sweeney has great genes’ – with genes then crossed out and jeans written underneath it.
Many people have since pointed out that the alleged insensitive word play hints at white supremacy.
Following all the raucous, the 79-year-old POTUS has weighed into the debate, taking to Truth Social to post his approval – after having previously heaped praise on the young actor while speaking with reporters ahead of boarding Air Force One, after hearing she’s a registered Republican.
Trump penned: “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there. It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go get ‘em Sydney!
“On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER! The CEO just resigned in disgrace, and the company is in absolute turmoil. Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.”
He’s referencing Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell having stepped down from his role as head of the firm just months after approving a 30-second commercial to run which didn’t include a car.
Jaguar’s controversial commercial didn’t include a car despite airing for 30 seconds (Jaguar)
The Republican continued: “Shouldn’t they have learned a lesson from Bud Lite, which went Woke and essentially destroyed, in a short campaign, the Company. The market cap destruction has been unprecedented, with BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO FOOLISHLY LOST.
“Or just look at Woke singer Taylor Swift. Ever since I alerted the world as to what she was by saying on TRUTH that I can’t stand her (HATE!). She was booed out of the Super Bowl and became, NO LONGER HOT.
“The tide has seriously turned — Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
It’s not gone down well with people on Twitter, with people making their disgust known.
Sydney Sweeney collaborated with fashion designer American Eagle for its fall 2025 denim collection (American Eagle)
One user wrote: “Speaking down so confidently on beautiful women as if he isn’t the ugliest man in america is bold of him.”
Another added: “I genuinely don’t understand how people are okay with any president speaking like this about women, about citizens of their own country. it’s beyond politics at this point. it’s embarrassing.”
With a third typing: “I’m a little too old to be a Swifter, but I love this girl’s fighting spirit. She bought back all the album rights one by one, and she had to give up her Eras tour earnings to get it.
Taylor Swift pictured in the stands at the Super Bowl earlier this year, where she was surprisingly booed while cheering on her boyfriend Travis Kelce (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
“Sometimes I wish I had a little more fighting power. She’s definitely an inspiration to those over 30.”
But where does the president’s beef with Taylor Swift stem from?
During Trump’s during his presidential campaign last year, he took to Truth Social to post: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
It came after the singer urged her fans to use their vote any way they would like, while also informing them she would be voting for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Swift’s decision to let her fans know her political swaying came after Trump’s campaign team were duped when they posted a fake AI-generated photo of her saying she was voting for the Republican.
