Ever since she dared to appear in an American Eagle marketing campaign that featured a tagline the left claimed was a racist dog whistle, actress Sydney Sweeney has been demonized by millions as a shill for the far-right.
For her part, Sweeney has done what most Americans would prefer entertainers to do: she’s tried her best to stay out of politics and focus on actually entertaining audiences.
But once again, during a recent interview, she was confronted by the ongoing criticism, including one pervasive nickname many of her detractors have thrust upon her.
Fox News has the details:
For Cosmopolitan’s cover issue, Sweeney spoke to the magazine about how people use her as a “pawn” since she will not discuss politics openly, and she said they label her how they see fit.
“I’ve never been here to talk about politics. I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of. And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn. But it’s somebody else assigning something to me, and I can’t control that,” Sweeney said.
The magazine asked Sweeney why she wouldn’t correct those fans who associate her with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” fanbase. The “Euphoria” star said there’s “no winning” when it comes to internet opinions.
“I haven’t figured it out. I’m not a hateful person. If I say, ‘That’s not true,’ they’ll come at me like, ‘You’re just saying that to look better,’” Sweeney explained.
“There’s no winning. There’s never any winning. I just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am. I can’t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for.”
Her answer didn’t please everyone, but many social media users found it refreshing:
Imagine promoting your lingerie line and the interviewer keeps pushing Trump questions: “People call you MAGA Barbie—do you want to correct that?”
Sydney Sweeney’s response:
“No. I’m not a political person. I’m in the arts. I’m not here to speak on politics… I became an actor… pic.twitter.com/iOBoowMmm6— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) January 30, 2026
Here’s the full text from the post above:
Imagine promoting your lingerie line and the interviewer keeps pushing Trump questions: “People call you MAGA Barbie—do you want to correct that?”
Sydney Sweeney’s response:
“No. I’m not a political person. I’m in the arts. I’m not here to speak on politics… I became an actor because I like to tell stories. I don’t believe in hate in any form. I believe we should all love each other and have respect and understanding for one another.”
Completely unprofessional and just ridiculous.
I’m glad she refused to take the bait and doubled down every time.
Sydney Sweeney denied the “MAGA Barbie” label in an interview with Cosmopolitan.
She emphasized: “I’ve never been here to talk about politics, I just want to make art.”
I agree with Sydney Sweeney. pic.twitter.com/RCfSHfRsTj
— Twall (@0xTANN) January 31, 2026
Because the woke communists absolutely insist that you choose a side. Their entire life, every thought and action, somehow must be political. They can’t stand that most of us just don’t care.
— Lost (@lostpatriotdad) January 30, 2026
Here’s some additional coverage from the Daily Caller:
Sweeney stayed silent as backlash over the ad spread and continued to avoid public discussion of her personal politics. The conversation escalated further after publicly available voting records suggested she was registered as a Republican, turning her political alignment into a flashpoint online.
President Donald Trump praised the American Eagle campaign on Truth Social, fueling the spread of the “MAGA Barbie” perception of Sweeney.
While Sweeney did not embrace the label, she also stopped short of publicly condemning it.
Her remarks surfaced around the same time as Bill Maher’s latest rant about the absurdity of celebrity activism in general:
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