The White House on Tuesday refused to get in the middle of a fight over whether Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro should be taken off Hillary Clinton’s short list as a running mate, after charges that he violated a federal law barring officials from discussing politics while at work.
“She’s getting plenty of advice from people, and I’ll let her make that decision,” press secretary Josh Earnest responded when asked if the former secretary of state should pass over Castro.
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