Actress Sydney Sweeney has drawn an unlikely supporter after an ad campaign for denim sparked outrage. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz weighed in on the backlash over the American Eagle campaign this week, blaming the “crazy left” for the uproar.

U.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The question now is whether some of the public reaction the fall denim campaign produced is what American Eagle intended.