Pompeo's message to State Department employees reminding them of restrictions on political activity under the Hatch Act was not unusual. “Secretary Pompeo will address the convention in his personal capacity,” the department said. “No State Department resources will be used. The State Department followed quickly with comments distancing the agency from the planned remarks. Like two of his predecessors, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, both of whom were unsuccessful Democratic Party nominees for president, Pompeo was a member of Congress before joining the executive branch.

Source: ABC News August 24, 2020 16:41 UTC