You can be a communist or a patriot, but not both: the White House's controversial message on US election day

The White House's social media accounts, which called for voting early this Tuesday, have maintained intense activity throughout election day with posts accompanied by an image of US President Donald Trump, warning: "You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both."

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"The president who works hardest for the American people" and "The US is going to win" are among the messages from the Administration on X on a voting day that focuses on the Hatch Act of 1939, which limits the partisan political activity of federal executive branch employees, with the exception of the president and vice president.

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During the presidency of Joe Biden (2021-2025), then-press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre invoked this legislation on several occasions during the final stretch of the 2022 midterm campaign to evade electoral questions from the White House podium.

However, that did not prevent the Office of Special Counsel from considering that Jean-Pierre had made "references to generate opposition to Republican candidates" when referring to them as members of Trump's MAGA ("Make America Great Again") movement during her White House press briefings.

The entity ultimately did not recommend sanctions, which are infrequent in the application of this law.

Among the posts shared by the White House during this election day, there is a chart comparing "common sense," attributed to President Trump and Republicans, with that of the "communist" Democrats.

The Administration's most recent official posts also boast about the achievements of the Trump administration, especially regarding immigration policies and the decrease in crime rates.

"Personal income is at an all-time high. Our border is secure. Violent crime is at an all-time low. President Trump is delivering tangible results on key policies."