White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged that President Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain violated the Hatch Act, saying that they take the provision seriously but that they “are not perfect.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged Thursday that President Joe Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain violated the Hatch Act, saying that they take the provision seriously but that they “are not perfect.” “Ron is very careful and takes the Hatch Act very seriously in his media appearances and in his use of Twitter, but he got it wrong this time. And he retweeted something that was political.
” Klain was found to have violated the Hatch Act – a law prohibiting government officials from using their jobs to influence elections – over a retweet sent from his official Twitter account on May 22, which included a message to buy political merchandise for a Democratic group. He removed the retweet after being informed of the complaint. There will be no disciplinary action and Klain was warned to be more careful in the future.
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