Meadows: “Nobody Really Cares” About The Hatch Act

Mediaite reports:

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows shrugged off criticisms for the second night of the Republican National Convention, saying “nobody” cares if the ceremonial pomp violated the Hatch Act. Meadows gave an interview on Wednesday for POLITICO Playbook, during which, Anna Palmer brought up Secretary of State Mike Pompeo giving a speech to the convention in the middle of a diplomatic trip in Israel.

When asked about that, Meadows responded by claiming political pundits have taken the Hatch Act beyond its original intent, and that it’s only supposed to prohibit executive branch employees from influencing other government employees on elections. Eventually, Meadows argued that for “the vast majority” of the country, “nobody outside of the beltway really cares” about the Hatch Act.