Kat Timpf Calls Out Overreaction to Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad
So here’s what happened — Fox News contributor Kat Timpf recently spoke out about all the noise surrounding actress Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad, and honestly, she couldn’t believe it was even a real controversy. Timpf, who’s just returned to the “Gutfeld!” panel after taking time off for surgery following a breast cancer diagnosis, didn’t hold back. She said if people are genuinely upset by this ad, she “genuinely feels sadness” for them.
Now, the ad in question was for the limited release of “The Sydney Jean,” a wide-legged style from American Eagle. In one of the campaign videos, Sydney is seen cleaning a poster of herself wearing a denim jacket and jeans, with the phrase “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Genes.” She cheekily crosses out “Genes” and replaces it with “Jeans” — just a punny little fashion play.
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But here’s where things took a turn. Some critics pointed out that the phrase “good genes” or “great genes” has been historically tied to eugenics — a pseudoscientific and harmful idea about selective breeding. Because of that connection, the ad drew backlash online. American Eagle even had to clarify on Instagram, stressing that the slogan was always about the jeans and Sydney’s personal style, not anything else.
Kat Timpf wasn’t buying the outrage. She joked that the way the media covered it, with headlines like “Everything We Know,” made it sound like they were talking about a dangerous outbreak rather than a clothing ad. She sees it as another example of people taking harmless things way too seriously.
And then, there’s another layer — Sydney Sweeney’s political affiliation. Buzzfeed News revealed earlier this month that she’s been a registered Republican in Florida since June 2024. That’s months before Donald Trump won the presidential election. Timpf’s response? Pretty casual: “Who cares? Lots of people are Republicans.” She also pointed out that it’s not shocking for someone wealthy to lean that way politically.
Even Trump himself weighed in, saying he thought the ad was “fantastic” once he learned Sydney was a registered Republican. The White House communications director and Vice President JD Vance also defended her. And fun fact — Sydney’s hometown, Spokane, Washington, has historically leaned Republican in presidential elections, going that way in nearly every race since 1948.
So between the ad controversy and the political chatter, Sydney’s name has been everywhere lately. But Kat Timpf’s take is pretty clear — the uproar over both things says more about the people complaining than it does about Sydney herself.
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