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Ocelot II

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16. Looks like fake news. For one thing, the Hatch Act relates only to government employees

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 10:30 PM

Apr 2025

engaging in political campaigning, not people who are private citizens but used to be government employees. Obama is not a government employee. They are probably thinking of the Logan Act, which relates to private citizens engaging in foreign policy. But if the source can't distinguish between the Hatch Act and the Logan Act, maybe we shouldn't take it seriously.

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This should be Obama's response: madaboutharry Apr 2025 #1

If there was even anything to respond to SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #17

That's a horrible vibe coming from... Lovie777 Apr 2025 #2

Drumpy is such a twit...I can't stop reaction posting but I'm always amazed at his stupidity and arrogance... wcmagumba Apr 2025 #3

My 89 yr mom just discovered that the moron can't read. I think his PDB's were verbal in his 1st term vapor2 Apr 2025 #8

But the backdoor talks tRump engaged in while NOT President was okay? ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2025 #4

This just keeps getting more Tickle Apr 2025 #5

The Hatch act only affects federal employees. pwb Apr 2025 #6

looks like fake news tman Apr 2025 #7

Everything about it is fake. Social media is awful and people shoudl start turning it off SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #15

It's so obviously fake, and yet most people in this thread were fooled by it. tman Apr 2025 #19

Yup SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #21

You're talking about the Logan Act, dumbass, rsdsharp Apr 2025 #9

It would just be another self wound by the felon BootinUp Apr 2025 #10

Literally nothing in that tweet is true. SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #11

If Pisswig insists on running 3 times then we should run Obama. GoodRaisin Apr 2025 #12

Trump is allowed to conduct talks with all kindds of (dictators) leaders when not president, but Liberal In Texas Apr 2025 #13

My worry is for Obama, this criminal trump and his rich sponsors will do violence to Obama. rich7862 Apr 2025 #14

Looks like fake news. For one thing, the Hatch Act relates only to government employees Ocelot II Apr 2025 #16

Readers added context they thought people might want to know There is no NATO summit in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is not a riversedge Apr 2025 #18

I did check it out. I can find no tweet from either Obama or Trump about this issue. riversedge Apr 2025 #20

Please, Please, Please mess with BHO johnnyfins Apr 2025 #22

I am going to delete my OP as it seems it is a fake post. Sorry for posting it. riversedge Apr 2025 #23