The actress's AE campaign received widespread backlash due to its perceived problematic undertones, but it also earned her a powerful new fan

Sweeney received backlash online after online voter registration records indicated someone named "Sydney B. Sweeney" is registered as a Florida Republican.

Misspelling Sweeney’s name twice, Trump pointed out that the “White Lotus” actress is a “registered Republican” while voicing his support for her controversial American Eagle ad that plays on the words “jeans” and “genes.”