Sydney Sweeney spoke in an interview saying she regrets not speaking sooner about a July American Eagle ad and that she opposes hate and divisiveness while trying to bring people together.Donald Trump endorsed the campaign and praised the jeans as the company reported a 22% rise in its stock and said the ad boosted sales and customer engagement.Sweeney capped a week of attention with a Manhattan screening of "The Housemaid", which she is promoting opposite Amanda Seyfried, and defended that the campaign used a wordplay between jeans and genes amid accusations of eugenics while American Eagle said the message concerned the jeans and her personal story.