Biden Administration Continues Criticism of 'MAGA' Movement Despite Hatch Act Advisory

Despite being warned by a federal watchdog agency that it violates the Hatch Act, the White House persists in using the term "MAGA" to describe Republican opposition.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denounced the Republicans' fiscal blueprint as a "hardcore MAGA budget" during a statement on Wednesday.

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In a memo issued on the same day, Andrew Bates, the deputy White House press secretary,

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labeled the Republicans' primary economic objective as "MAGA tax welfare for the wealthiest Americans and large corporation

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Bates criticized the budget proposal put forth by House Republicans in another memo on Thursday,

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describing it as an "extreme MAGA plan" that significantly undermines vital Medicare benefits that American families work hard to obtain.

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Following a warning from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel regarding the use of "MAGA Republicans" by Karine Jean-Pierre.

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