The president’s modern criticism of Swift escalated after she\u00a0endorsed Harris for president in September 2024<\/a>. The endorsement prompted Trump to post: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”<\/p>\n Despite Trump’s\u00a0attempts to turn his MAGA followers against Swift<\/a>, the president’s granddaughter\u00a0Arabella<\/a>\u00a0remained a fan of the “Blank Space” singer,\u00a0even celebrating her 13th birthday with mom Ivanka at the Eras Tour<\/a>\u00a0in October.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sweeney’s party preference was first reported by\u00a0Buzzfeed News<\/a>\u00a0amid the backlash from her controversial new partnership with American Eagle, though the actress has not commented on her political affiliation or spoken publicly in support of Trump.<\/p>\n The AE ad campaign \u2014 called\u00a0“Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans”<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 played off the word “genes,” with critics claiming that it suggested she was genetically superior in the way that it highlighted her blonde hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n The jeans campaign also drew comparisons to\u00a0Brooke Shields<\/a>‘ controversial Calvin Klein ad from 1980. Shields’ age (she was 15 at the time) ruffled feathers due to the commercial’s provocative tagline: “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” It also featured similar messaging about passing down characteristics from generation to generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n