DNC chair to David Hogg: No meddling in primaries as a party official

• "Let me be unequivocal, no DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election," Martin said in a press call Thursday.
• Martin said he has "great respect" for Hogg, but "as I've said to him: If you want to challenge incumbents, you're more than free to do that, but just not as an officer of the DNC."

State of play: Martin's comments came amid reports he plans to propose expanding the DNC's neutrality policy during a DNC member call later on Thursday.

• The policy currently restricts DNC officials from getting involved in presidential primaries, but Martin wants to apply it to all primary elections.
• "We discussed the importance of officer neutrality last month at our officer retreat, and ... I asked all of our officers to sign and abide by a neutrality pledge, which almost every officer did," Martin said.

The other side: Hogg told Semafor that he will not give up either his DNC role or the leadership of his PAC, Leaders We Deserve.

• "If they decide to remove me, I don't take it personally. This is a strategic disagreement here," he said.
• A spokesperson for Leaders We Deserve did not immediately respond to a request for comment.