‘It’ll be carnage’: why Sydney Sweeney’s risky political moment may backfire

Hollywood star's more is best' attitude to commercial tie-ins is one thing, but politics and celebrity rarely mix well

It is one of the questionable perks of Donald Trump's wall of sound" approach to communication that the slightly icky moment when the world of Maga and one of Hollywood's hottest young stars connected was broadcast live and uncut.

As the US president boarded Air Force One, a reporter asked whether he had any thoughts on Sydney Sweeney, a very hot actress right now", being a registered Republican. Of course he did.