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The president’s daughter receives backlash for posting a photo of herself holding a can of Goya beans on Twitter

Ivanka Trump, White House adviser and first daughter, decided to use her lofty position on Tuesday to promote Goya beans. Predictably, memes and jokes followed. See Also: President Trump replaces campaign manager Brad Parscale with Bill Stepien, according to the NYT To be clear it's not all funny: The photo, using Goya's own tagline, almost certainly violated federal ethics regulations. A federal official like Trump, who is an advisor to the president, isn't supposed to use their position to promote a product. If you're wondering why in the hell Trump would promote beans, well, basically it's because the company's CEO, Robert Unanue, is a big supporter of her father. "We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a builder," Unanue said at a White House event on Thursday. See Also: 'T he View co-host Meghan McCain argues that 'any other Republican candidate would have done this ver