{"id":129938,"date":"2021-02-14T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T16:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=129938"},"modified":"2021-02-14T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T16:58:52","slug":"white-house-lawyers-tell-meena-harris-to-stop-using-aunt-kamala-to-build-brand-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-lawyers-tell-meena-harris-to-stop-using-aunt-kamala-to-build-brand-report\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Lawyers Tell Meena Harris To Stop Using Aunt Kamala To Build Brand: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-lawyers-tell-meena-harris-to-stop-using-aunt-kamala-to-build-brand-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=129938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/meena-2-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Meena Harris, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 social media influencer niece, reportedly has White House lawyers worried.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week before her aunt was sworn in, Meena Harris, 36, appeared on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show. In an interview conducted by Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush,&nbsp;Meena mentioned her latest children\u2019s book, \u201cAmbitious Girl,\u201d and \u201cwore a pink sweatshirt emblazoned with the word \u2018Ambitious\u2019 in large type, plugging a popular item in her Phenomenal brand clothing line,\u201d The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2021-02-11\/meena-branding-business-kamala-harris-niece\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA current White House official who watched the segment was taken aback. Meena, who was an unpaid campaign representative, would not have been given the prominent platform \u2014 or appearances on \u2018The View\u2019 and spreads in glossy magazines \u2014 if she weren\u2019t the vice president\u2019s niece. She has used that publicity to promote her lifestyle brand, which has over time capitalized on Kamala Harris\u2019 name, likeness, life history, and political slogans to produce clothing, videos, bestselling children\u2019s books, and designer headphones,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meena Harris is a Harvard-trained lawyer who started a company four years ago that sells \u201csocially conscious T-shirts and sweatshirts, often worn by celebrities and posted on her Instagram, TikTok and other social media accounts alongside selfies she takes with her aunt,\u201d said the paper. And she has 800,000 followers on Instagram, giving her a large platform in the age of the influencer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome things can\u2019t be undone,\u201d a White House official told the Times. \u201c\u2018That being said: Behavior needs to change,\u2019 the official said of the niece Harris, whose ventures have reportedly become a sensitive issue in the newly formed Biden-Harris White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the election, White House lawyers told the Meena Harris she couldn\u2019t sell products that used her aunt\u2019s likeness, a White House official reportedly told the Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeena would not say whether she continues to collect royalties from her first book, which features her aunt\u2019s name and image on the cover. A White House official said the book, along with \u2018Vice President Aunty\u2019 sweatshirts, Harris-themed swimsuits, and other products previously sold, were not allowed under the current rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Times via a public relations firm, Meena Harris defended her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the beginning of the campaign, I have insisted on upholding all legal and ethical standards and will continue to strictly adhere to the ethics rules of the Biden\/Harris White House,\u201d she told the paper. \u201cWith regards to Phenomenal, it was always our plan to remove the likeness of the Vice President from the website before the Inauguration, and refrain from using her likeness in any products or campaigns going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Meena Harris caused a bit of an issue for the Biden administration when it comes to India after she \u201cwaded into India\u2019s internal politics surrounding protests sparked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s recent agricultural reforms,\u201d Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/KWQo3\">reported<\/a>. \u201cHer series of posts have helped provoke a backlash from the Indian government and some of its supporters, adding an unexpected wrinkle to India-U.S. relations just as Biden is seeking to engage with the country\u2019s leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kamala-harriss-niece-sparks-international-headache-for-united-states-with-indias-government-report\">Kamala Harris\u2019s Niece Sparks International Headache For United States With India\u2019s Government:&nbsp;Report<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meena Harris, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 social media influencer niece, reportedly has White House lawyers worried. 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