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.

White House communications director Steven Cheung is slamming the 'moronic' outrage over Sydney Sweeney's new American Eagle ads, calling it 'cancel culture run amok' and saying reactions like it are 'a big reason why' 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.