The American Eagle campaign, with its presentation of Americana as a zombie slop of mustangs, denim, and good genes, is lowest-common-denominator stuff.

Vice President J.D. Vance reacted on the "Ruthless" podcast to left-wing outrage over a new American Eagle Outfitters ad featuring model Sydney Sweeney. VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE: My political advice to the Democrats is continue to tell everybody who thinks Sydney Sweeney is attractive is a Nazi.

American Eagle Outfitters has a message to its critics, who took issue over its ad with 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney that sparked a debate over race and Western beauty standards.