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.

American Eagle’s new denim campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash over a “genes" pun. Here’s what’s behind the controversy—and why it’s drawing so much attention.

The title of the ad provoked a flurry of online discourse. Reactions ran the gamut from glee to accusations that the ads promote eugenics.