Ted Cruz Is Weirdly Invested In The Backlash To Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans Ad
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Critics say the “Euphoria” actor’s American Eagle campaign contains undertones of white supremacy — but Cruz has other concerns.
Add Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) to the chorus of conservatives who are defending Sydney Sweeney amid heated backlash to her American Eagle campaign.
On Tuesday, the Texas Republican offered a snide, politically charged take on the controversy on X, formerly Twitter.
“Wow. Now the crazy Left has come out against beautiful women,” Cruz wrote alongside a New York Post article about the campaign. “I’m sure that will poll well...”
He doubled down on his remarks while appearing on Fox News in a segment that aired later on Tuesday, using the Sweeney furor as an example of “how extreme” he feels the Democratic Party has become.
“This week the Democrats have decided, with the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad, that they hate beautiful women,” he said. “That’s just a little nuts for them to say, ‘I’m sorry, we’re the Democrats. Beautiful women are no longer acceptable in our society.’”
