JOE BIDEN/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More people have died on this president’s watch than just about any time in American history, on a daily basis. And what’s he [Donald Trump] doing? What’s he doing about it? He continues to flaunt just about every basic rule and basic tenant that Democrats and Republicans both have adhered to. […]
Tag: Hatch Act
8/26/2020
GOP/TRUMP ADMIN: “Democrats and government watchdogs have fumed over Trump holding RNC activities at the White House and raised various alarms, from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo making a convention speech while on a diplomatic trip to Jerusalem to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf conducting an immigrant naturalization ceremony at the White House with […]
8/26/2020
GOP/TRUMP ADMIN: “White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday dismissed accusations that Trump administration officials violated federal law by speaking at the Republican National Convention, arguing that critics have overstretched the bounds of the Hatch Act… “Nobody outside of the Beltway really cares. They expect that Donald Trump is going to promote Republican […]
8/5/2020
2020 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN: [Reporter: “You said earlier today that you are considering using the White House as the venue for your nomination speech. Senator John Thune questioned whether or not that’s actually legal given the Hatch Act.”] “Well, it is legal. There is no Hatch Act because it doesn’t pertain to the president. If I use […]