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