New York, 17th July 2020: US President Donald Trump and his daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump have been criticized for endorsing a Hispanic food company on social media.
According to reports from BBC News, both the president and his daughter were seen endorsing a food company earlier this week. Trump was even seen saying that it was ‘Doing Great.’
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In a tweet on Tuesday, the president’s daughter posted a picture of her holding a can of Goya black beans with the company’s slogan – “If it’s Goya, it has to be good” – in English and Spanish.
If it’s Goya, it has to be good.
Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno. pic.twitter.com/9tjVrfmo9z— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 15, 2020
An image of the President posing with various Goya products was shared on his Instagram account.
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It comes after the head of Goya expressed his support for Mr. Trump, prompting calls to boycott the company. Last week Robert Unanue, chief executive of Goya, appeared with President Trump at the White House during the announcement of a new ‘Hispanic Prosperity Initiative’ by the government.
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“We’re all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder, and that’s what my grandfather did,” said Mr. Unanue.
The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya later trended on Twitter, with critics citing Mr. Trump’s previous derogatory remarks about Hispanics.
Reportedly, Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016, called Mexicans “rapists” and El Salvador a “shithole country” at a White House meeting in 2018.
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Trumps’ endorsement has raised concerns over ethics violations. Walter Shaub, a former director of the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), wrote in a series of tweets that Ms. Trump’s tweet was “clearly a violation of the government’s misuse of position regulation”.
“There’s a particularly unseemly aspect to this violation: it creates the appearance that the government’s endorsement is for sale,” he added. “Endorse the president and the administration will endorse your product.”
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California congresswoman Jackie Speier, a Democrat, also tweeted, “This is the president of the United States, selling canned goods in the [White House]”.
This is the President of the United States, selling canned goods in the WH. Sorta like, let them eat beans. https://t.co/ctXju0SgPb
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) July 16, 2020
However, White House has defended Ivanka Trump’s tweet saying that she has every right to express her support.
“Only the media and the cancel culture movement would criticize Ivanka for showing her personal support for a company that has been unfairly mocked, boycotted and ridiculed for supporting this administration – one that has consistently fought for and delivered for the Hispanic community,” said media director Carolina Hurley.
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