President Trump Makes Time for Oval Office Photo with Goya Products as White House Slams Backlash

Ivanka's Tuesday tweet showed her holding a can of Goya beans along with the brand's slogan in English and Spanish.

Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics and a Trump critic, soon spoke out to say she was violating ethics guidelines, CNN reported.

According to the Office of Government Ethics: "Executive branch employees may not use their Government positions to suggest that the agency or any part of the executive branch endorses an organization (including a nonprofit organization), product, service, or person."

Fox & Friends weekend host Jedediah Bila chimed in as well, tweeting: "We can’t have people who work in administrations holding up products and promoting them. It’s unethical."

The wave of White House support comes after Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said during a press conference at the White House last week that "we’re all truly blessed" to have Trump, 74, as president.

Chrissy Teigen was among the celebrities initially speaking out against Goya, which touts itself as the "largest, Hispanic-owned food company in the United States" and offers staple seasonings and Latin food products. Teigen had words about Ivanka's recent tweet too.

"[H]ad it with anyone who EVER defends this woman or puts her as the 'sane' one in this family," the model-turned-chef tweeted of Ivanka.

Of Unanue, Teigen had tweeted last week:  "F——–K. A shame. Don’t care how good the beans taste though. Bye bye." Posting the same sentiment on Instagram, she added: "There are other beans. Shop responsibly."

Responding to the social media backlash, Unanue told Fox News on Friday: “You’re allowed to talk good or to praise one president, but you’re not allowed to aid in economic and educational prosperity? And you make a positive comment and all of a sudden, it is not acceptable.”

The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the president's Goya photo.

Niece Mary Trump, who just released a scathing tell-all about him, on Wednesday tweeted a can of beans as well — made by a competitor.

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