Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge violated the Hatch Act in March with comments she made at a White House press briefing, the Office of Special Counsel found.

In a letter to Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director for Americans for Public Trust, the office’s Hatch Act Unit chief, Ana Galindo-Marrone, confirmed the determination and said a warning had been issued to Fudge. The letter was in response to a complaint filed by the organization regarding the official’s remarks.