WHAT? Biden Staffer Makes An Absolutely Absurd Claim That We Really Don’t Understand

A White House staffer was recently questioned about the cocaine found at the White House. Here’s how the conversation unfolded:

Interviewer: “The cocaine found in the White House had belonged to either the president or his son. Are you willing to say that that’s not the case?”

Andrew Bates, a mid-level staffer in the Biden administration, responded: “I don’t have a response to that because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act.”

Upon hearing about this, everyone had a similar reaction: “What?! What does that even mean?”

Hatch Act? What? That makes zero sense. https://t.co/RmsAVZ6WrI

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 6, 2023

I think it’s safe to say junior staffer @AndrewJBates46 has no clue what the Hatch Act is. https://t.co/kz4Lcv9kHc

— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) July 6, 2023

Do they just train these staffers to say "Hatch act!" at random? https://t.co/2jeAfPRu1i

— Corinne Clark Barron (@corinnec) July 6, 2023

To clarify, the Hatch Act is a federal law that prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch, excluding the president and vice president, from engaging in certain types of political activity.

It’s difficult to understand why this staffer considered the Hatch Act relevant to a question about cocaine ownership.

It’s a truly puzzling response. Only one explanation really makes sense.

It sounds like the White House is saying that by telling us whether the cocaine belonged to one of the Bidens they would be violating the Hatch Act because the answer would definitely influence your vote in the 2024 election.

— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) July 6, 2023