Thinking through what is so disturbing about Trump hijacking of WH for his campaign. It's not a question of technical provisions of Hatch Act--it's something deeper. Incumbency has its obvious advantages--the magisterial trappings of the presidency, as....

anyone who's seen an AF1 flyby before a campaign stop can testify. The playing field is inherently unlevel. A sitting POTUS has a megaphone to make news, issue orders, take actions, that a challenger lacks. Fine. And in the midst of pandemic...

I would give some leeway to POTUS to broadcast from WH. As @ktumulty has explained, other presidents have used WH to launch reelection campaigns. But this is differen... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/06/it-would-be-fine-trump-accept-nomination-white-house/

different. It crosses boundaries that no one previously imagined could be crossed. The hijacking of core presidential powers--granting pardons, overseeing naturalization--in the service of reelection and in the manner of a reality show, is stomach-turning. The hypocrisy of...

using the naturalization ceremony while doing his best to restrict immigration, legal and illegal, is icing on the cake. The White House is, or is supposed to be, the people's house. For all the people. Not now. Not with Trump.

I think that is the point, not the technical questions of whether and how the Hatch Act applies to POTUS and to WH staff and others (the Marines!) dragooned into the service of Trump's reelection.