No, looks like it was started late in Obama's second term. As for the current guys, they would probably use Instrument Serif for body text if they could.
Oh it's the "transhumanist serif" every AI startup uses now.
Color me... unperplexed
I don't hate it.. it's a bit too condensed for my taste though.
Went down a short rabbit hole from this comment and they actually are using a condensed serif font like that on www.whitehouse.gov titles at the moment.