The Hatch Act is drawing renewed attention now that President Joe Biden is officially running for reelection.
The act prohibits government employees from engaging in overt political campaigning and has tripped up many previous administrations. But the Biden White House may be the first to face accusations of using it too much."This is an administration and a president that believes in the rule of law," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the day Biden announced his reelection bid.
The press corps has been frustrated by the act plenty of times before, but the confusion has ramped up now that the White House is starting to peel off staff to fulfill campaign duties. "If she wants to talk about the Trump administration having a different policy, that's fine," said Painter, who served in the George W. Bush White House."She can refer to the Trump administration in the past and talk about Republicans, although calling them MAGA Republicans is a bit excessive."
The Hatch Act issue is magnified by the fact that Biden rarely speaks to the press. The act only covers employees, so Biden himself would be free of it, but he's held fewer press conferences than any president since Ronald Reagan.A 2021 report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel alleged that 13 separate members of the Trump administration violated the act by campaigning on Trump's behalf.
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