{"id":1267621,"date":"2022-02-03T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1267621"},"modified":"2022-02-03T09:08:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:08:02","slug":"i-didnt-exhale-garcetti-claims-he-held-breath-in-maskless-photo-therefore-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-didnt-exhale-garcetti-claims-he-held-breath-in-maskless-photo-therefore-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"I Didn&#039;t Exhale: Garcetti Claims He Held Breath in Maskless Photo, Therefore OK"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-didnt-exhale-garcetti-claims-he-held-breath-in-maskless-photo-therefore-ok%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1267621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/01\/jan13-2020-Eric-Garcetti-Mayor-of-Los-Angeles-CA-Getty-640x335.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims that he held his breath when snapping that viral photo of him maskless alongside NBA legend Magic Johnson at the Rams game.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Magic Johnson tweeted several photos of himself standing alongside Eric Garcetti, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), and San Francisco Mayor London Breed, all of whom were maskless in violation of their own coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hanging out at SoFi Stadium today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XfotiRLGz9\">pic.twitter.com\/XfotiRLGz9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\/status\/1487983267525455874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon about security for the Super Bowl in Los Angeles next week at SoFi stadium, Garcetti, Biden\u2019s current nominee as Ambassador to India, excused the photo by saying he held his breath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll take personal responsibility, and if it makes you and everyone else happy \u2014 or even the photographs with people where literally I\u2019m holding my breath for two seconds \u2014 I won\u2019t even do that,\u201d said Garcetti.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen people ask for a photograph, I hold my breath,\u201d Garcetti also said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eric Garcetti hopes you\u2019re dumb enough to believe that he held his breath every single time he took his mask off at the Rams game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4FQeE24FY\">pic.twitter.com\/r4FQeE24FY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@NextLAMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextLAMayor\/status\/1489039805715341319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, a Garcetti spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/gavin-newsom-eric-garcetti-maskless-magic-johnson-rams-game-photo\/11525649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told ABC7&nbsp;<\/a>that the mayor \u201cwas wearing a mask at the game and removed it for a brief moment to take a few photos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Current Los Angeles County Public Health policy requires that \u201cmasks must be worn at such mega-events, even at outdoor gatherings,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/02\/l-a-mayor-garcetti-says-he-held-his-breath-for-maskless-photo-with-magic-johnson-1234925457\/\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rams<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RampageNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RampageNFL<\/a> and I are ready to see the Rams win Super Bowl LVI right back here in two weeks! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IOJuM65GVv\">pic.twitter.com\/IOJuM65GVv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA\/status\/1487997382151196672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Both Garcetti and Newsom were severely criticized by the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> earlier this week, saying the California politicians undermined their own edicts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was understandable outrage when Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and San Francisco Mayor London Breed were photographed without masks during Sunday\u2019s NFC championship game,\u201d the&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em>&nbsp;wrote.&nbsp;\u201cThe three Democrats have&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-10-06\/l-a-to-require-proof-of-covid-vaccination-at-indoor-restaurants-salons-and-other-venues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">championed<\/a>&nbsp;some of the nation\u2019s most&nbsp;restrictive COVID-19 mitigation measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with reporters on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/01\/31\/video-pics-show-gavin-newsom-maskless-far-more-than-brief-second\/\">Gavin Newsom said<\/a>&nbsp;that he kept his mask on throughout his time at the NFC Championship game and that he only removed his mask for a photo with Laker legend Magic Johnson when he asked for one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very judicious yesterday, very judicious,\u201d said Newsom. \u201cAnd you\u2019ll see the photo that I did take where Magic was kind enough, generous enough to ask me for a photograph, and in my left hand is a mask, and I took a photo. The rest of the time, I wore it as we all should. Not when I had a glass of water. I encourage everyone else to do so. And that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Footage and photos from that day appeared to contradict the governor\u2019s account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California governor Gavin Newsom said he only took his mask off for a \u201cbrief second\u201d for a photo at 49ers-Rams. Here he is on live TV during the game without his mask on. Liars gonna lie: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AiQOcb740y\">pic.twitter.com\/AiQOcb740y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1488262587284394003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This FanCam still of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> is now making rounds on the Twittersphere \u2014 earlier today the governor said he only took his mask off at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFCChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFCChampionship<\/a> for a &#8220;brief second&#8221; to take a picture with Magic Johnson, and then later while drinking water. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwmbs2qrrm\">https:\/\/t.co\/hwmbs2qrrm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3JDwSlhO4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/3JDwSlhO4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Hoeven (@emily_hoeven) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emily_hoeven\/status\/1488270239989055491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims that he held his breath when snapping that viral photo of him maskless alongside NBA legend Magic Johnson at the Rams game. 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