President Trump says it is legal for him to deliver his Republican nomination speech from the White House and that the Hatch Act doesn’t apply to him as president. He said, "There is no Hatch Act because it doesn't pertain to the president."

President Trump says it is legal for him to deliver his Republican nomination speech from the White House and that the Hatch Act doesn’t apply to him as president.

He said, "There is no Hatch Act because it doesn't pertain to the president."

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 5, 2020