Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany appears to have a very short memory, forgetting the numerous times that members of the Trump administration, including herself, have violated the Hatch Act. Probably one of the most egregious examples was when former President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination from the South Lawn of the White House.
McEnany attacked White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Twitter, accusing her of violating the Hatch Act, which bans federal employees from political campaigning. She attacked Psaki that even though she worked as a Trump 2020 campaign adviser and the White House press secretary at the same time.
McEnany, who was a walking Hatch Act abuser, took issue with Psaki answering a reporter’s question, saying, “We’re going to do everything we can to help former governor McAuliffe, and we believe in the agenda he’s representing.”
Why does the media not hold @PressSec accountable for potential Hatch Act violations? She has twice advocated for political candidates from the podium.
There is no problem in engaging in First Amendment political activity, but it must be done separate and apart from the podium. https://t.co/ICLldHRCgs
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 15, 2021
Twitter users pounced.
Seriously? Fuck off.
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 15, 2021
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The shamelessness, ah the shamelessness… https://t.co/Pc4WJ2qfna
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 15, 2021
I’m so old I remember one year ago, when Kayleigh was drawing a $183,000 taxpayer-financed salary to be Press Sec but then moonlighting as a campaign spokesperson on Hannity. https://t.co/SrqHrIAViH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 15, 2021
Hatch Act violation? The People’s House turned into RNC headquarters pic.twitter.com/8rjNSymijc
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) October 15, 2021
I just … I just … wow. pic.twitter.com/gIRdsfAZh3
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 15, 2021
Didn’t see Kayleigh McEnany ask for the Hatch Act to be used when this happened. pic.twitter.com/C8Bbs2yi9G
— KeanoTheDog (@judgeyourself99) October 15, 2021
Anyone who supports Trump and now is screaming about the Hatch Act is a disingenuous douchebag.
— Tim Hannan (@TimHannan) October 15, 2021
Just gonna’ leave this here..https://t.co/xaVRbz9Pvy
— WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt 💉😷🗳️💙 (@IfBarack) October 15, 2021
Hatch Act? Ever hear of Kellyanne Conway?
— Mike Paroulek (@mike_paroulek) October 15, 2021
Imagine having worked in the Trump Administration and having the audacity to bring up the Hatch Act. https://t.co/lvmcBnNR3H
— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) October 15, 2021
You have the intellect of a blow-up doll. pic.twitter.com/ZmzppRCccK
— 😺🌊😾 Willow 😾🌊😺 (@Fuzzy_Fuzzbutt) October 15, 2021
It’s not as if Psaki held up a can of Goya beans. At any rate, she was answering a reporter’s question, not campaigning for McAuliffe.
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