LOADINGERROR LOADINGWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried an April Fools’ prank on reporters Monday, but they didn’t seem too impressed. (Watch the video below.)“So, I have something at the top for all of you, and I think you’ll be really interested in this,” she said. “So, President Biden is scheduled to announce he is revoking the Hatch Act so as a gift to all of you — so, now I can actually take all your questions about 2024.”Advertisement
According to the White House transcript, there was “laughter” from the journalists after Jean-Pierre’s joke about the Hatch Act, which prohibits government officials from campaign talk on the job.But the clip shared by Forbes seemed to include more sarcastic “ha-ha’s” than actual laughter.“No? I thought you would love that,” she said.“No” was among the replies.“All right. OK. April Fools,” she said.When someone said “that’s a pretty good one,” Jean-Pierre replied. “Thank you, I thought it was pretty slick of me.”The press liaison then moved on to the matters of he day.The lighthearted moment got a cold reception from the The New York Post, which wrote she “made an April Fool of herself.”Tough room!The tabloid noted that Jean-Pierre was found to have violated the Hatch Act for using the term “MAGA Republicans” before an election and was issued a warning by the federal agency that enforces the law.Advertisement
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According to the White House transcript, there was “laughter” from the journalists after Jean-Pierre’s joke about the Hatch Act, which prohibits government officials from campaign talk on the job.But the clip shared by Forbes seemed to include more sarcastic “ha-ha’s” than actual laughter.“No? I thought you would love that,” she said.“No” was among the replies.“All right. OK. April Fools,” she said.When someone said “that’s a pretty good one,” Jean-Pierre replied. “Thank you, I thought it was pretty slick of me.”The press liaison then moved on to the matters of he day.The lighthearted moment got a cold reception from the The New York Post, which wrote she “made an April Fool of herself.”Tough room!The tabloid noted that Jean-Pierre was found to have violated the Hatch Act for using the term “MAGA Republicans” before an election and was issued a warning by the federal agency that enforces the law.Advertisement
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