Pelosi Forced To Cancel Lavish Dinner For New Dem Members Of Congress After Photo Sparks Backlash

Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was compelled to cancel a lavish dinner for brand spanking new Democrats who had simply been elected to Congress after a photograph went viral on-line displaying tables being arrange for the extravagant occasion.

Pelosi Hit With Backlash Over Picture

The photograph instantly brought on Pelosi and Democrats to be hit with backlash from social media customers who accused them of hypocrisy for throwing such a celebration whereas concurrently banning Individuals from having giant gatherings amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Home Dem and GOP leaders are holding respective dinners for brand spanking new members.

.@SpeakerPelosi instructed me it’s secure. “It’s very spaced,” she mentioned and there’s enhanced air flow and the Capitol doctor signed off. pic.twitter.com/ZXjf72lnrP

— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) November 13, 2020

Drew Hamill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of workers, initially stood by how “secure” the occasion was, writing on Twitter, “Our workplace strictly follows the steerage of the Workplace of Attending Doctor, together with for this dinner. To be an extra mannequin for the nation, this occasion has been modified to permit Members-elect to select up their meals to go in a socially-distanced method.”

Nevertheless, he finally backed right down to the backlash, writing, “Members-elect at the moment are choosing up their boxed meals and departing the Capitol. There isn’t a group dinner. Members-elect are in DC already for orientation.”

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Members-elect at the moment are choosing up their boxed meals and departing the Capitol. There isn’t a group dinner. Members-elect are in DC already for orientation. https://t.co/g5XNnA3ky0

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) November 14, 2020

Social Media Customers Fireplace Again

Social media customers on all sides of the political spectrum have been appalled that Democrats would even contemplate having a gathering comparable to this one proper now, based on Fox News.

“Think about telling households to not maintain Thanksgiving (we shouldn’t) after which doing this. Come. On,” tweeted New York journal reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, with leftwing comic Billy Eichner including, “Horrible and embarrassing for all concerned,”

“This ought to be canceled and albeit I’m shocked anyone thought having an indoor social meal proper now was a good suggestion to start with,” wrote Vox journalist Aaron Rupar wrote. Radio host Buck Sexton tweeted, “Covid guidelines are for the little individuals.”

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That is taking place whereas Individuals are instructed it will likely be towards the legislation for them to have Thanksgiving with their households,” tweeted Washington Examiner journalist Jerry Dunleavy. “But once more, the political class is overtly & publicly displaying it doesn’t suppose the principles apply to them, thus serving to destroy the belief wanted to beat this virus.

Even Chelsea Clinton herself weighed in, and she or he couldn’t defend Democrats on this one both.

“Please cancel these in-person dinners, @SpeakerPelosi & @kevinomccarthy to maintain everybody secure from #covid19 – yourselves, your new members, servers, the Capitol police and all of their households and contacts. And, to point out public well being management,” she wrote.

Please cancel these in-person dinners, @SpeakerPelosi & @kevinomccarthy to maintain everybody secure from #covid19 – yourselves, your new members, servers, the Capitol police and all of their households and contacts. And, to point out public well being management. https://t.co/HC1AOYYBgp

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) November 13, 2020

This isn’t the primary time that Pelosi has been caught making an attempt to interrupt her personal COVID guidelines. Earlier this 12 months, she was caught on digital camera maskless at a hair salon in San Francisco, breaking her personal state and metropolis ordinances. Even supposing she was caught red-handed, Pelosi stayed defiant and nonsensically claimed she was “arrange” by the salon proprietor.

This piece was written by James Samson on November 15, 2020. It initially appeared in LifeZette and is utilized by permission.

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