Sydney Sweeney registered as a Republican the day after Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.

The White Lotus actress, who has provoked anger from Left-wing critics and social media commentators in a recent advert for American Eagle jeans, registered with the party in June last year, public records show.

Two weeks earlier, Mr Trump became the first president to be criminally convicted for what prosecutors said was a scheme to cover up an affair with an adult film star.

A woman matching Sweeney’s age, address and place of birth registered as a Republican on June 14 last year in Monroe County, Florida, according to state records.

Her party affiliation is still active. Sweeney, 27, has been largely silent on her political views in public, but has recently been feted by Right-wing figures for an American Eagle jeans advert, which has been described as “Maga-friendly” by critics.

The camera zooms in on the actress’s breasts and bottom during the advert, which ends with the slogan: “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.”