Now he's shilling beans in the Oval Office

[DesertRat]

Is this legal? #HucksterinChief

It was posted to trump's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/realdonaldtrump/

[VMA131Marine]

1. It's unethical

I believe that POTUS is not subject to the Hatch Act so it’s not technically illegal like what Ivanka did.

[DesertRat]

9. What's the chance he's ever eaten a Goya product?

[Bev54]

23. He doesn't give a shit

This is a great big middle finger to America

[uponit7771]

2. Like school on the weekends, no class

[Dem2theMax]

3. President Yam-head.

Single-handedly destroyed the reputation of the office of President of the United States of America.



We all knew he was a snake oil salesman.
Had no idea he sold refried beans as well.

[DesertRat]

15. He's a narcissist who'll promote anything if the owner endorses him

He'd sing the praises of condoms if Trojan praised him

[Dem2theMax]

22. I don't want that image in my head!

Now I have to go get electric shock therapy!
Must remove from brain!

[Stuart G]

4. Is this picture for real?...This is something a U.S. President has never done.

Is it for real?

[DesertRat]

5. Yes, it's on his official Instagram page

https://www.instagram.com/realdonaldtrump/

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. Could be photo-shopped.

That "thumps up" and shit eating grin were very similar to his Taco bowl tweet. I think it was from his restaurant offering on Cinca de Mayo?

[DesertRat]

7. Here's the link to his official Instagram page. You can see it there

and yeah he probably didn't pose at the Resolute desk. A staffer could have photoshopped him there.

https://www.instagram.com/realdonaldtrump/

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. OK, thanks....

[Cracklin Charlie]

21. Freak.

[Nevilledog]

10. He also tweeted about it

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
Jul 15, 2020
.@GoyaFoods is doing GREAT. The Radical Left smear machine backfired, people are buying like crazy!

[DesertRat]

16. Covid has killed 140,000 Americans

And he's shilling beans.

[Nevilledog]

17. +1000000

[LeftInTX]

12. He's always pulling stuff like this

[brush]

11. Wonder how much he got for that?

[procon]

13. So the Oval Office and the renown Resolute Desk has

been reduced to a stage set for Trump's low brow product placement infomercial. And why is he shilling foreign products now? Whatever happened to his Buy American, America first slogans?

There's so much cringeworthy eye pain here that I can't believe these idiots thought this was a good idea.

[Alex4Martinez]

14. He's found his calling. It's not exactly legal. Story inside ---

Trump has faced criticism for his rhetoric towards Latin Americans since the day he announced his candidacy in 2015, when he referred to Mexican immigrants as "rapists."

Ethics regulations prevent executive branch employees from using their office for personal gain or to "endorse any product, service or enterprise for the private gain of friends or relatives."

In 2017, Counslor to the President Kellyanne Conway was "counseled" by the White House after she encouraged viewers to buy products from Ivanka Trump's clothing line during an interview with Fox News.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national-politics/president-trump-and-his-daughter-promote-goya-foods-in-possible-ethics-violation

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2007-title5-vol3/pdf/CFR-2007-title5-vol3-sec2635-702.pdf

[DesertRat]

18. Thanks

And so far not a peep from Republican leadership.

[DesertRat]

19. imagine if our president cared as much about black lives as he does about black beans

Link to tweet

[Cracklin Charlie]

20. I don't understand this controversy.

What is the Goya thing?
Pandering to Latin folks? I don’t get it.

[DesertRat]

24. The CEO of Goya foods fawned over trump

In a Rose Garden speech, CEO of Goya Foods, Robert Unanue: "We're all truly blessed to have a leader like President Trump.”

[Cracklin Charlie]

25. I still don't get it.

I get the basics of the original offense, but the Republican response seems bogus, somehow.

They seem to be trying to gin up some phony controversy over a can of beans. Seems like something that idiot Jared would come up with to turn the bad poll numbers around.

It’s gonna take a lot more than that to erase all of Trumps mistakes. They are flailing so bad!

[Flaleftist]

28. I think it's supposed to be a clever FU to the boycotters.

It seems more likely to strengthen the boycott. Somehow I don't Trumpers are suddenly going to eat as many Goya products as they lose in sales from the boycott.

[onethatcares]

26. everything he touches DIES

I feel sorry for the workers there.

[Kid Berwyn]

27. Lock him up.

And nationalize the syndication rights.