The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya trended on Twitter after the company's CEO praised Trump during an appearance at the White House last week
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Early on Wednesday, the Republican president tweeted, without citing evidence, that “Goya Foods is doing GREAT. The Radical Left smear machine backfired, people are buying like crazy!” on his personal feed, which has 83.4 million followers, and the official presidential and White House feeds, with more than 50 million followers combined.
However, her comments could violate government ethics rules that prohibit the use of public office to endorse products or advance personal business gains.The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya trended on Twitter after Robert Unanue, chief executive of the New Jersey-based company, appeared with Trump at the White House last week for the creation of an advisory panel on spurring Hispanic prosperity.
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