'It's entirely inappropriate': Trump shot a political video on Air Force One

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Seated behind a desk on Air Force One, the presidential seal over his left shoulder, President Trump shot a short video Thursday, blasting New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s entry into the 2020 race.

“If you like high taxes and if you like crime, you can vote for him — but most people aren’t into that,” the president said to the camera.

Trump’s use of taxpayer-funded transportation to post a political message raises some legal and ethics questions. But possibly the greatest crime, some experts say, is the breakdown of norms.

“It’s entirely inappropriate, and it is against historical norms for a president to be campaigning from Air Force One,” said Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group. “Most presidents have had enough respect for the office to try to separate campaigning from formal duties. Donald Trump is not such a president.”

The president and the vice president are exempt from the Hatch Act, the law forbidding executive branch officials from participating in certain political activities. They are, however, bound by campaign finance rules, but those are rarely enforced.

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Ethics? Trump don't need no stinking ethics.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "Inappropriate"? Trump is on his best behavior when he's merely inappropriate.

[Runningdawg]

2. He has been campaigning every second of every day since he stole the last election.

[Guilded Lilly]

4. Exactly. He hasn't ever stopped and doesn't intend on it. N/T

[SHRED]

3. When you don't enforce campaign rules and laws

This is what you get.

[Solly Mack]

5. He'll do whatever he can get away with doing.

[SamKnause]

6. And, who is going to stop him ???

He has done and said things that were entirely inappropriate since he drew his first breath.

I can't imagine how long the list is of laws he has broken.

NYC let him break the laws decade after decade.

Apparently the IRS and the insurance companies weren't very interested in him either.

He would not be in the oval office if he had been held accountable for his criminal and corrupt behavior.

He has been illegally campaigning since his first day in office.

I haven't seen anyone trying to stop him.

[oldtime dfl_er]

7. seems these days

the Constitution is just a few mild suggestions.

[lindysalsagal]

8. I saw that while on the puter. Charge him all the fees for that flight.

[UTUSN]

9. "Inappropriate"? When are we dropping that word and using "criminal"?

[demtenjeep]

10. and just what the F is anyone going to do about it

and who?

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Well there's another loophole that needs to be blown up and sealed off.

I wasn't aware POTUS & VP were exempt from the Hatch act.