On Aug. 19, 2020, Hejinli’s niece, Mina Harris Harris speaks at the Virtual U.S. Democratic Party Convention.
A White House lawyer recently told Vice President Kamala Harris’ online niece to stop using her aunt’s fame to elevate her personal brand.
“There are some things you can’t take back,” a White House official said of the 36-year-old vice president’s niece, Meena Harris. Meena Harris told the Los Angeles Times, “There’s a saying that behavior needs to change.”
Fox News reports that Meena Harris’s business has become the new Ease of Doing Business. Harris’s business has become a sensitive issue for the new occupant of the White House.
Mina Harris Harris, a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, has more than 800,000 followers on Instagram, with posts ranging from political to personal.
She is also the author of children’s books, including “”Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea,”” and founded the women’s charity clothing brand Phenomenal.
Mina Harris Harris’ latest book, “Ambitious Girls,” was released the night before the swearing-in of Kamala He, the first woman and vice president of color in U.S. history.
Mina Harris also appeared on Today TV. Harris also appeared on The View and Today and was featured in this year’s Vanity Fair and The New York Times.
White House officials told the Los Angeles Times that after the election, White House lawyers told Mina. Harris that she could not produce any products that used the peeps’ names or likenesses. Under current ethics rules, she is also not allowed to use books with her name on them or sweatshirts with the words “Auntie Vice President” on them.
Even so, Mina traveled with Biden‘s donors on a private jet to the inauguration and posted photos of the trip on Instagram.
Her online store also continues to print sweatshirts with the “I’m talking” phrase that went viral online, which was said during the election debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Mina filed a statement with the Los Angeles Times through her public relations firm defending her actions.
“I have adhered to all legal and ethical standards since the beginning of the campaign and will continue to strictly adhere to the Biden/Harris White House Code of Ethics.” The statement said, “In the case of the Phenomenon brand, we always planned to remove the vice president’s headshot from our website prior to the inauguration and to avoid using his headshot in any future products or events.”
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