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Key Points

Trump praised Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad while attacking Taylor Swift for supporting Democrats. The White House stirred controversy by tweeting about the ad, which faced backlash for alleged racist undertones. Trump claimed "being woke is for losers" in his latest political commentary. The ad's play on "jeans" and "genes" sparked accusations of promoting white supremacy.

Key Points: Trump Praises Sydney Sweeney Ad While Slamming Taylor Swift

  • Trump endorses Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle ad
  • Slams Taylor Swift as "woke" and "no longer hot"
  • White House tweet fuels debate over ad backlash
  • Ad campaign accused of racist undertones and eugenics references
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Have you seen the Sydney Sweeney ad? White House comments

Trump calls Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad "hottest" while attacking Taylor Swift as "woke" and "no longer hot" in latest political rant.

"Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be. - Donald Trump"

Washington DC, August 6

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed on the Actor Sydney Sweeney's latest controversy, as the White House asked if people have watched the Sydney Sweeney ad.

Trump also claimed that Sweeney's new American Eagle ad is 'hottest' out there.

"Have you seen the Sydney Sweeney ad?" the White House asked on X.

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1952885899093586368

Trump further critiqued Singer Taylor Swift for supporting Democrats.

"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," he said.

"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."

He added, "The tide has seriously turned - Being WOKE is for losers, being Republican is what you want to be."

Following the polarising campaign that led many to call out racist undertones and label the fashion ads as "Nazi", the viral backlash that ensued, the comments from The White House and other US conversatives regarding cancel culture, the response from American Eagle and the revelation that actress Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican voter, now comes - somewhat predictably - Donald Trump's take, as per EuroNews.

Earlier on August 4, Trump said, "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!"

As per EuroNews, the American Eagle ad campaign, which declares "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans", came under fire last month for the play on words "jeans" and "genes" - which many perceived as celebrating white supremacy and invoking eugenics.

One of the campaign's most polarising clips features the 27-year-old actress saying: "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour. My jeans are blue."

- ANI

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Priya S
As an Indian woman, I find this whole controversy unnecessary. The ad seems harmless to me - just a play on words. Americans make everything political these days!
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Aman W
Trump calling things "woke" has become his favorite pastime. Meanwhile in India, we have actual problems like inflation and unemployment to worry about. This is just distraction politics.
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Sarah B
The genes/jeans wordplay is actually clever marketing. People are overreacting as usual. In India, we have much bigger cultural issues to debate than this nonsense.
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Vikram M
I'm more concerned about why our Indian media is giving so much coverage to American political drama. We have enough of our own issues that need attention.
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Nisha Z
The ad controversy aside, it's disturbing how politicians are using celebrities as political pawns. This happens in India too - remember the Bollywood boycott calls? Same playbook.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, the article could have provided more context about why people found the ad offensive. As an Indian reader, I don't fully understand the racial undertones being discussed here.

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