Leaders at the forefront of imposing COVID-19 mask-wearing requirements and guidelines have been seen defying mask guidance, according to several sources.
“And as an additional protections, please wear your masks when you’re indoors in public settings, around other people. It protects you; it protects those around you,” President Joe Biden said in a news conference Monday, two days after he was seen violating mask requirements inside a Nantucket store.
Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who has tightened mask-wearing requirements in Congress and pushed for nationwide mandates, was seen Tuesday night mingling maskless at a Washington D.C. event, according to pictures obtained by Breitbart News.
Pelosi was seen maskless at the event surrounded by guests, including a child, who were following the event’s masking requirement, which was reportedly stated on the event’s tickets.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has also reportedly been seen forgoing mask guidance multiple times, including over the weekend when she was seen in a video posted to social media dancing maskless at a crowded nightclub.
“I was in a private area with my drinks with the people I was with, enjoying myself at a venue and I had a great time and I followed the appropriate protocols," Breed told the San Francisco Chronicle. "And yes, I was dancing and yes, I was drinking and having fun. And at the end of the day, I am doing everything I can to follow the existing protocols. And I think sadly, sometimes these videos are taking out of perspective.”
At least 14 prominent Democrats have been seen flouting masking and social distancing guidance, in some cases implemented by them personally, according to Business Insider, yet the brazen acts have not stopped.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged questions about President Biden’s defiance after he was seen not following a Nantucket, Mass. store’s masking requirement. “The president is somebody who follows the recommendation and the advice of the CDC. I don’t know what the circumstances were of that particular moment,” she said Monday.
When pressed further about the store’s rules Psaki continued, “our recommendation and advice continues to be for people to wear masks when they are required in establishments. I don’t know what this establishment was. The president obviously follows the advice of his health and medical team.”
Biden was also seen in October, prior to D.C.’s mask mandate being lifted, violating indoor masking requirements.
In October, a Wyoming high school student was arrested for refusing to wear a mask at school. “I was surprised they followed through,” Grace Smith, told a local paper about her arrest.
Smith had reportedly served a two-day suspension for trespassing prior to her arrest but was ticketed upon her return. Smith said she was expecting another citation, which carried with it a $500 fine, but was not expecting the arrest or for the school to go into lockdown, as it did, over her actions.