Hollywood star’s ‘more is best’ attitude to commercial tie-ins is one thing, but politics and celebrity rarely mix well
It is one of the questionable perks of Donald Trump’s “wall of sound” approach to communication that the slightly icky moment of connection between the world of Maga and one of Hollywood’s hottest young stars was broadcast live and uncut.
As the US president boarded Air Force One, a reporter asked whether he had any thoughts on Sydney Sweeney, a “very hot actress right now”, being a registered Republican. Of course he did.
“She’s a registered Republican? Ooh, now I love her ad. Is that right? Is Sydney Sweeney … You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans. That’s what I wouldn’t have known. But I’m glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.”
Sweeney, for the uninitiated, and there can’t be many, first gained prominence for her roles in HBO’s Euphoria and The White Lotus and more recently co-starred in the thriller Echo Valley with Julianne Moore.
