The White House communications director said outrage over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad was a "big reason Americans" voted for Trump.

The internet is utterly appalled after the White House fiercely defended Sydney Sweeney’s new controversial American Eagle ad. White House communications director Steven Cheung weighed in on the actresses’ new campaign for the clothing brand Tuesday on X, sparking a wave of backlash from social media users.

Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding American Eagle’s ad featuring Sydney Sweeney, President Donald Trump’s White House communications chief, Steven Cheung, has come to defend the 27-year-old actress in a surprise move.