LISTEN: White House phone recording has Karoline Leavitt explaining why no one can take your call
By Bob Unruh
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A wide range of government services and offices are shut down during the current partial government closure.
The situation developed following demands by Democrats that the government hand out some $1.5 trillion for health care benefits for illegal aliens, leftist propaganda machines, and more.
Republican majorities in Congress declined to take that money out of taxpayers’ pockets so Democrats responded by voting against a resolution that would fund the government for a few weeks.
One of the things shut down is the ability to have staff answer public calls to the government, including the White House.
HELLO, AMERICA’: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt greets White House callers with a sharp shutdown message, criticizing Democrats who “care more about funding healthcare for illegal immigrants than they care about serving you, the American people.” pic.twitter.com/OgqrWQU1jv
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There, a recorded message explains, “Thank you for calling the White House comment line. Hello America, this is White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Democrats in Congress have shut down the federal government because they care more about funding health care for illegal immigrants than they care about serving you, the American people.
“Until Democrats vote for the clean Republican-backed resolution to reopen the government, the White House is unable to answer your call or respond to your questions.
“We look forward to hearing from you again very soon. In the meantime, know that President Trump will never stop fighting for you.”
Such recordings apparently appeared on a multitude of recordings government-wide, sending Democrats into a fury.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., sent a letter demanding an investigation.
He complains it’s a violation of a rule limiting political activity by government officials.
He pointed out Republicans control the White House and have majorities in both houses of Congress.
He blamed them for not “taking responsibility for their shutdown,” and acquiescing to Democrat demands, for which they would have been rewarded with Democrat votes to keep the government running.
Garcia accused the Trump administration of using government sites for their “political agenda.”
It was at the Small Business Administration that a template for an out-of-office email said, “I am out of office for the foreseeable future because Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill … leading to a government shutdown.”
A GOP House Oversight official told the Washington Examiner that the recordings simply state the facts, and do not mention elections or campaigns, suggesting they are perfectly legal.
Under the administration of Joe Biden, then-Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blamed “Republican elected officials” for court rulings in a widely distributed email to student loan borrowers, and that was not ruled to be a violation of the Hatch Act.
