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.

Even Stephen Colbert thinks the online uproar over Sydney Sweeney ‘s American Eagle jeans ad is a bit much.

Sydney Sweeney's nonresponse to backlash over her American Eagle "Good Jeans" ad suggests a brand strategy that embraces controversy, PR experts say.