Boycotts of Ms. Trump's products have become quite fashionable, with liberal activists going so far as to say that all of Amazon should be avoided for selling her wares. Norman Eisen, who served as Barack Obama's chief White House ethics lawyer, says he would "never have allowed it". General foreign policy doesn't count, she explained, adding that "in between, you have to assess it case-by-case". Sales of Ivanka merchandise on Lyst.com, a large e-commerce platform, bump 46 percent higher for the month.
In China, the boundaries between business and politics are becoming blurrier for Ivanka Trump.
USA imports of Ivanka products, the majority from China, increased an estimated 166 percent past year, and sales hit record levels in 2017, with $17.9 million.
The dinner supposedly had nothing to do with Trump's business, however.
AP reports that on the very same day Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner had dinner with the Chinese president and his wife, her brand was granted three new trademarks to sell Ivanka-branded clothing, accessories and spa services in China.
The Republican's daughter, at the time, said she meant to have no role in the Trump administration, so why was she there?
Standing outside 10 Downing Street, May said she would ask the House of Commons on Wednesday to back her call for an election, just two years after the last vote and three years before the next scheduled date in May 2020. "The federal ethics rules do not require you to recuse from any matter concerning a foreign country just because a business that you have an ownership interest in has a trademark application pending there".
French police foil 'imminent' terror attack after explosives discovered
France has been on high alert since a string of terror attacks that began in 2015, which have killed more than 230 people. A state of emergency, put in place after the Paris attacks in late 2015, has been extended until July of this year.
And Ivanka ins't the only one profiting off these relationships; the Daily News notes that since taking office, TrumPutin has had dozen of brands in his name approved in China and Mexico and also notes that the China trademark approvals came much faster than the allotted time they would usually take. Since the election, the brand applied for at least nine new trademarks in four countries. She transferred the brand's assets to a trust run by her husband's relatives, but remains the sole beneficiary and reportedly receives regular reports from her brother- and sister-in-law, according to The New York Times. Who could forget White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway openly promoting the Ivanka Trump brand on TV, while the White House insignia and American flag flanked both sides of the picture? Conway was later reprimanded. March sales on Lyst were up 262 percent over the same period previous year.
Ivanka's business has been burgeoning since her businessman father stormed into the White House. "Her celebrity status is now not only be fueled by her wealth and her family connection, but by her huge role in the White House. All that buzz is hardwired to her products".
Things could easily cut the other way for the first daughter.
PERFUMANIA: Carries Ivanka Trump fragrances.
Trump and his family remain in control of his sprawling business empire, even as he sits in the Oval Office.
Her attorney, Jamie Gorelick, told CNN last month that the assets have been moved into a trust - the best choice from a hard series of options.
March 29, 2017: Ivanka Trump joins her father's administration as an unpaid employee.
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