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The RNC Shows How Trump Is Beating The Left At Its Own Game

In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a naturalization ceremony for new citizens in a pre-recorded video broadcasted during the virtual convention on August 25, 2020. The convention is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic but will include speeches from various locations including Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington, DC. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)

(Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)

Anders Hagstrom Justice Reporter
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A number of the events at the Republican National Convention (RNC) came under fire as actual or potential violations of the Hatch Act. While a number of administration staffers have defended RNC activities as legally legitimate, the fact that the president is willing to flout convention in such a way indicates he’s learned quite a bit from the left’s willingness to bend the rules.