Karine Jean-Pierre Tries To Pull April Fools' Prank, And, Well ...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried an April Fools prank on reporters Monday, but they didnt seem too impressed. (Watch the video below.)

So, I have something at the top for all of you, and I think youll be really interested in this, she said. So, President Biden is scheduled to announce he is revoking the Hatch Act so as a gift to all of you so, now I can actually take all your questions about 2024.

According to the White House transcript , there was laughter from the journalists after Jean-Pierres joke about the Hatch Act,  which prohibits government officials from campaign talk on the job.

But the clip shared by Forbes seemed to include more sarcastic ha-has than actual laughter.

No? I thought you would love that, she said.

No was among the replies.

All right. OK. April Fools, she said.

When someone said thats a pretty good one , Jean-Pierre replied. Thank you, I thought it was pretty slick of me.

The press liaison then moved on to the matters of he day.

The lighthearted moment got a cold reception from the The New York Post, which wrote she made an April Fool of herself.

Tough room!

The tabloid noted that Jean-Pierre was found to have violated the Hatch Act for using the term MAGA Republicans before an election and was issued a warning by the federal agency that enforces the law.

She invoked the Hatch Act earlier this year to bat down a question about a speculated Biden appearance at a Taylor Swift concert. Some right-wingers had advanced rumors the singer was an operative to be deployed for Bidens reelection campaign.