Biden Staffer Says Hatch Act Bars Him From Taking Questions About Cocaine At The WH

White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates raised eyebrows on Thursday when he claimed that the Hatch Act barred him from answering any questions about the cocaine that was found in the White House over the weekend.

Bates, who fielded questions from reporters aboard Air Force One as they traveled with President Joe Biden to South Carolina, floated the Hatch Act as the reason he could not respond to claims made by former President Donald Trump – namely that the cocaine had belonged to either Hunter Biden or the president himself.

“I don’t have a response to that because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act,” Bates said, going on to suggest that Trump was only making the accusations against the Biden’s because he couldn’t compete when it came to policy.

“What I will say is that I have noticed there does seem to be some increasing frustration coming from that corner in general and I think it is probably rooted in the contrast between their substantive policy record,” he said.

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