The White House came forward and stated that the name of Vice President Kamala Harris would not be allowed to be used in conjunction with commercial efforts, and that lawyers had told her cousin Meena Harris to stop using. her name to help her mark.
Meena Harris has used her relationship with the vice president in the past, including for her children’s book, “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea.” Days before the inauguration, she appeared in ‘The Today Show’ and promoted her new book, ‘Ambitious Girl’, while images of her and her aunt were shown on television.
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The White House now says it will not be allowed.
“The Vice President and her family will maintain the highest ethical standards and 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 reasonably be understood as an endorsement. or support, “Sabrina Singh, the vice president’s deputy press secretary, told Fox News.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a White House official said ethics team ethics advocates told Meena Harris in November not to use Kamala Harris’ name or likeness, but that she still markets items inspired by her .
Meena Harris attends the We Vote Next Summit event hosted by Eighteen X 18 at TOMS Corporate Office on September 29, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul Archuleta / Getty Images)
Now that Harris is the vice president, an official told Fox News, “the White House has a process in place that includes the White House attorney’s office and family representatives, ‘to address possible clashes. “
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The official said this process applies to both Harris’ family and President Biden. Fox News added Meena Harris asked if anyone in the current government had discussed their policies with her regarding her efforts, but she did not immediately respond.
The president, meanwhile, has several family members whose businesses have raised eyebrows.
First, there was his son Hunter’s affairs in Ukraine and China that former President Donald Trump tried to use during the 2020 campaign against him.
Biden said earlier that he and his son did not discuss Hunter’s business, but Hunter’s former business partner Tony Bobulinski claims that is not true, and that he met the current president through an introduction by Hunter. and President Biden’s brother, Jim Biden.
Hunter Biden now has a book deal with Simon & Schuster, who will publish his memoir “Beautiful Things” on April 6th.
In addition, the president’s brother, Frank Biden, reportedly promoted his relationship with President Biden in a newspaper ad for a Florida law firm printed on Inauguration Day.
“The two Biden brothers have a long-standing commitment to bringing environmental issues to the forefront,” part of the ad for the South Florida-based Berman Law Group, according to CNBC.
The current official who spoke to the Times was concerned that ‘[s]things can not be undone, and add that “[b]behavior must change.
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A former Harris adviser highlighted the issue to the newspaper in light of criticism of the Trump family for their business deals.
“We have been attacking the Trumps for years over all the gross greed,” the former adviser said. “We need to be much cleaner.”
Fox News’ Peter Doocy and Brie Stimson contributed to this report.