September 22, 2024

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How Meena Harris makes cash off of Aunty Kamala’s identify

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Just a couple of weeks into the Biden-Harris administration, the USA has a significant downside within the type of Meena Harris, the niece of the Vice President just isn’t solely threatening to butcher the USA’s relations with India by way of her mingling with anti-India parts and fixed meddling within the nation’s inner affairs, however she’s additionally making heaps of cash by leveraging the place and the identify of her aunt, Kamala Harris.Meena Harris is quick changing into a significant headache for the Biden administration because the niece of VP Harris has despatched the money registers ringing as she income aplomb from Kamala Harris’ ascendancy.Meena, who’s a Stanford and Harvard Law graduate, created unease within the Democrat camp after she flew in a personal jet for the Biden Harris inauguration and being the social media influencer that she is, couldn’t cease bragging about her riches. This created a storm with the White House accepting that the aircraft on which Meena flew, belonged to a donor to Biden’s inaugural committee.Meena who shares her birthday and a detailed bond along with her aunt, Kamala, opened her manufacturing firm submit the November elections because it grew to become clear that Trump was on his manner out of the White House. Phenomenal Productions stirred up a storm after the corporate produced a two-minute video which consisted of clips of VP Harris, with the video debuting a day earlier than the Inauguration Day.The video on YouTube, which lists Meena because the producer, was funded by the Supermajority Education Fund, a non-profit organisation dedicated to ladies’s management. It is pertinent to notice that many of the funding of the Supermajority Education Fund comes from an allied tremendous PAC which is backed by George Soros – a billionaire who has pledged to take away nationalistic governments the world over.White House claimed that it has no data if Meena was paid for the advert or not, and within the case of the previous, it will violate the House Policy. Unsurprisingly, when questioned whether or not the Supermajority paid her, Meena conveniently selected to not reply.Meena Harris additionally owns an attire line, Phenomenal which has been promoted by Hollywood superstars like Sofia Vergara and Jane Fonda. The firm has Kamala themed attire from swimsuit to T-shirts – every thing. Post the outcomes, the transition crew apprised Meena of how she will be able to solely promote the present Kamala-themed attire line and can’t restock it.Earlier in August 2020, Meena fairly actually prodded the Biden crew to promote a shirt of a younger Kamala within the marketing campaign retailer which she designed together with the assistance of a fellow influencer. In a month the Biden crew eliminated Meena’s identify from the marketing campaign shirt.Meena has additionally printed a few books, the place she but once more, makes an attempt to leverage Brand Kamala Harris. “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea,” was printed in June final 12 months simply earlier than Biden formally picked Kamala Harris has his working mate. The cowl of the e-book options an illustration of younger Kamala with Meena’s mother, Maya Harris.I wavered on posting this. Today I printed my first e-book. I’m pleased with it & hope it might probably carry you some pleasure in what’s in any other case a really darkish time. But candidly I‘m tired & angry. My daughters—all of our kids—deserve a better America free from anti-black racism & police violence. pic.twitter.com/Ds0X7S89Af— Meena Harris (@meenaharris) June 3, 2020If the book were to release today, it will be a violation of the White House ethics, however, since it was published in June 2020, Meena has escaped the hook. Team Biden is in a fix on whether Meena continuing to accept royalties on the book is permitted or not, with the niece of the Vice President refusing to comment on whether she is still accepting royalties.Meena, who is a paid speaker, also features on various prominent and primetime daily shows where she leaves no stone unturned in promoting her brand which she has built with Kamala Harris as its face.Various White House officials are concerned over Meena’s repeated publicity stunts which may put VP Harris in a spot. “Some things can’t be undone. That being said: Behavior needs to change,” stated a White House official whereas talking to LA Times.Despite the transition crew making it clear to Meena that she can’t promote Kamala themed attire, her firm Phenomenal continues to promote a sweatshirt that reads, “I’m speaking,” – a well-known quote from Kamala Harris which she made whereas debating the then Vice President Mike Pence.Meena Harris’ desperation to revenue off her aunt’s identify was abundantly clear when her Linkedin profile briefly stated she was a “senior advisor” for the Vice Presidential marketing campaign whereas in actuality, she was simply an official surrogate. Meena needed to later take away the title.It would possibly nonetheless be early days, however Kamala Harris’ household has the potential to be a significant headache for the Biden administration. It is pertinent to notice that Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful Presidential marketing campaign was marred with experiences of how Kamala’s solely sibling and Meena’s mom, Maya who held senior management roles within the marketing campaign, usually clashed with the staffers. As Kamala stubbornly refused to self-discipline her relations, President Biden may need to take issues into his personal arms or danger the picture and fairness of his Presidency.