- Meena Harris sold clothes and books that used the name and face of her aunt, the vice president.
- Biden transition advocates reportedly told Harris she should stop taking advantage of her aunt’s success.
- Harris’s campaign, Phenomenal Woman, has now stopped holding products related to Kamala Harris.
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Attorneys for President Joe Biden have told Meena Harris to stop using her aunt, Vice President Kamala Harris, in her business activities, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Harris, a 36-year-old businesswoman and author, used the image of the vice president in a book and in her attire.
The cover of Harris’ 2020 children’s book, “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea,” is embroidered with her aunt’s face and name. (Maya is the name of Kamala’s sister, Meena’s mother.)
Meena Harris’ company, Phenomenal Woman, previously sold swimming trunks
Her company, Phenomenal Woman, previously sold swimsuits inspired by the vice president and jerseys with the “Vice President Aunty” on the front.
But after Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election, the transition team’s ethical lawyers told Meena Harris that she was no longer allowed to use her aunt’s appearance in connection with her books or clothes. White House official told the LA Times.
Advocates for transitional ethics have told her that she has permission to sell the products related to the vice president, but not to have them back in stock, Politico reports.
The cover of Meena Harris’ book from 2020, “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea.”
Meena Harris
“Some things can not be undone,” another White House official told the LA Times. “That said, behavior needs to change.”
Vice President’s spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told the LA Times: “It is the policy of the White House that the name of the Vice President should not be used in connection with commercial activities that can be reasonably understood. is not as an endorsement or support. ‘
Meena Harris said in a statement to the Times: ‘Since the start of the campaign I have insisted on upholding all legal and ethical standards and will continue to strictly adhere to the ethical rules of the Biden / Harris White House. ‘
“As for Phenomenal, it has always been our plan to remove the Vice President’s parable from the site before the inauguration, and we refrain from using her parable in future products or campaigns.”
Meena Harris at the inauguration on January 20, 2021.
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Over the past few weeks, Meena Harris has participated in several other projects advocated by her aunt.
According to the LA Times, Harris started a production company that made a video praising her aunt’s achievements, and also collaborated with Beats at Dre on a pair of headphones that were branded as ‘the first but not the last’. , a famous quote by Harris. , the first female vice president.
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Democratic Party figures have criticized President Donald Trump over the past four years for promoting his family’s business interests through the office of his presidency, and the Biden White House would like to renounce the behavior.
“We have been attacking the Trumps for years on all the gross ghost,” a former Kamala Harris adviser told the LA Times. “We need to be much cleaner.”
In an interview with Insider before the release of her second book, “Ambitious Girl,” Harris praised her aunt’s performance.
“For young girls to see someone who looks like they’re elected, to the second highest office in the country, it’s really an incredible feeling that we’re all fighting for a very long time,” she said.