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Despite having been the source of the far-left’s latest meltdown and proof of their general unhappiness with life, it took until Tuesday’s CBS Mornings for a flagship morning or evening network newscast to mention the American Eagle jeans ad starring actress Sydney Sweeney and ludicrous claims it embraced eugenics, Nazism, and white supremacy.
Thankfully, it wasn’t all bad. After correspondent Jo Ling Kent’s report, co-hosts Nate Burleson, Vladimir Duthiers, and Gayle King chit-chatted and admitted they weren’t buying all the hate.
“I honestly didn’t see the ad that way...I never thought about the other stuff,” King replied with Duthiers stating “I thought of it more like that old Brooke Shields/Calvin Klein ad..It was a provocative ad. And, look, you guys know I worked for 20 years in finance. You saw that stock price...That’s the bottom line.”
Speaking of the Shields ad, that came up during a lengthy segment about Sweeney on the late Monday/early Tuesday edition of ABC’s Nightline.
“The American Eagle ad that no one can stop talking about...starring Sydney Sweeney...caught up in a firestorm. Everyone from the President...to singer Lizzo weighing in on Instagram. Is there any such thing as bad publicity,” wondered co-host Byron Pitts in a tease.