{"id":1276324,"date":"2022-02-06T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1276324"},"modified":"2022-02-06T15:07:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:07:54","slug":"stacey-abrams-poses-maskless-with-dozens-of-masked-children-deletes-photo-amid-fierce-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-poses-maskless-with-dozens-of-masked-children-deletes-photo-amid-fierce-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Abrams Poses Maskless with Dozens of Masked Children, Deletes Photo amid Fierce Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fstacey-abrams-poses-maskless-with-dozens-of-masked-children-deletes-photo-amid-fierce-backlash%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=1276324&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Capture-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams appeared maskless on Friday in front of dozens of masked elementary school children in a photo that she has since deleted after it sparked widespread outrage.<\/p>\n<p>In the photo, Abrams appears smiling at an elementary school \u201cAfrican-American Read-In\u201d event for Black History Month at Glennwood Elementary School in the city of Decatur, a city within Atlanta Metro\u2019s deeply Democrat Dekalb County.<\/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<p>City Schools of Decatur, which Glennwood Elementary is a part of,&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csdecatur.net\/Page\/4875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">specifies<\/a>&nbsp;on its website that all students and employees inside Decatur school buildings must wear masks. A&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csdecatur.net\/cms\/lib\/GA02000365\/Centricity\/Domain\/1820\/Face%20Mask%20Info_Final_July%202021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pamphlet<\/a>&nbsp;on the website also specifies that cloth masks are among the \u201capproved mask types.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo of Abrams was first shared Friday by Glennwood principal Holly Brookins in a Twitter post, and then retweeted by Abrams, who was subsequently met with a massive wave of criticism for being the only individual in the photo not wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@staceyabrams<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMBrookins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hmbrookins<\/a>, why did both of you delete these tweets? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6rdmT2iHIj\">pic.twitter.com\/6rdmT2iHIj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1490164541413421060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Brookins later deleted the Twitter post, as did Abrams, and Brookins also&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMBrookins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appears<\/a>&nbsp;to have since deactivated or deleted her entire Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams, an outspoken voting rights activist, is running for governor of Georgia for a second time after losing to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) by a razor-thin margin in 2018. Abrams has repeatedly accused Georgia of \u201cinaction\u201d over its coronavirus response though it is unclear what her exact position on masks is.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News reached out to the Abrams campaign to ask about her stance on government and school officials imposing mask mandates on adults and children, as well as to inquire about her reason for deleting the now-viral photo, but the campaign did not respond.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp, for his part, has deferred the decision to impose school mask mandates to local governments, though the governor&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/24\/exclusive-gov-brian-kemp-fires-back-atlanta-mayor-soaring-murder-rate-focused-mask-mandates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a>&nbsp;an executive order in 2021 that barred local governments from imposing mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and capacity restrictions on private businesses.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Abrams\u2019 photo, Kemp accused the Georgia Democrat of hypocrisy and said the photo proves her pursuit for the governorship is \u201ca quest for more power.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cStacey Abrams wants state government mask mandates for Georgians and their children. But it looks like they wouldn\u2019t apply when she\u2019s attending a photo op,\u201d Kemp spokesman Tate Mitchell said in a statement provided to Breitbart News. \u201cThis kind of hypocrisy is exactly why Georgians see her campaign for governor for what it truly is: a quest for more power. Governor Kemp will continue fighting to put students and parents first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) blasted Abrams for the photo but also lashed out at Kemp, whom he is seeking to unseat in the Republican gubernatorial primary race. Perdue claimed the governor has \u201cfailed students and parents by allowing\u201d school mask mandates.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMany Georgia kids are facing this mask nonsense every day,\u201d Perdue said in a statement. \u201cKemp has failed students and parents by allowing liberal school districts to force mask mandates upon them. It\u2019s a disgrace and it needs to end. It\u2019s time to empower parents and reign in these power-hungry career politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later on Sunday afternoon, Abrams\u2019 campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo commented on the photo fury, claiming Kemp and Perdue were \u201cusing a Black History Month reading event for Georgia children as the impetus for a false political attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our opponents took a brief break from licking Trump&#8217;s boots this weekend to issue baseless attacks, and it&#8217;s more of their typical dishonest, wannabe tough guy fodder to distract from their failures. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@staceyabrams<\/a> campaign response here \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOoTvkKKQg\">pic.twitter.com\/zOoTvkKKQg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Groh-Wargo (@gwlauren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gwlauren\/status\/1490403387048931328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Other reactions to Abrams\u2019 photo:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The number of left wing politicians who post photos posing without masks while all the kids around them are wearing masks is stunning. Here is Stacey Abrams doing it. This is child abuse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/actF0YFGrz\">pic.twitter.com\/actF0YFGrz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1490172835653902338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since Stacey Abrams was obviously holding her breath the whole time, I really don\u2019t see why she would need to wear a mask <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sarcasm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sarcasm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2E2U2sPaUp\">pic.twitter.com\/2E2U2sPaUp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dinesh D&#8217;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1490331808415760390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Self-righteous politicians show off their smile as they force your children to be muzzled all day, set back years in their development, and carry the burden of a pandemic that was never at high risk to them.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Abrams is an enemy to Georgia&#8217;s families. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57U1daKJol\">pic.twitter.com\/57U1daKJol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Principles \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@approject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/approject\/status\/1490365738451976194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stacey Abrams cutting an ad for her opponent is extremely weird I would not recommend this strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L5d7zaZb4F\">https:\/\/t.co\/L5d7zaZb4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethAMandel\/status\/1490335032455610369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile: since <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@staceyabrams<\/a> is a very sophisticated and important liberal, I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s something in The Science\u2122 that justifies her being maskless indoors, surrounded by young kids forced to wear masks all day. Maybe she&#8217;s holding her breath?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noF3AuANq0\">https:\/\/t.co\/noF3AuANq0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1490312116334731268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In so many ways, this picture embodies the elitism, arrogance, cruelty, science denial, and glib authoritarianism of Joe Biden\u2019s Democrat Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hUkLNBKa1I\">https:\/\/t.co\/hUkLNBKa1I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Miller (@StephenM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenM\/status\/1490346395722780674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abrams joins a slew of Democrat politicians who have recently been caught posing maskless for photos. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has imposed a statewide mask mandate on his residents, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/01\/31\/video-pics-show-gavin-newsom-maskless-far-more-than-brief-second\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pictured<\/a>&nbsp;last weekend at the NFC Championship Game posing maskless with NBA star Magic Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/02\/03\/i-didnt-exhale-garcetti-claims-he-held-breath-in-maskless-photo-therefore-ok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographed<\/a> with Johnson at the game and later justified that \u201cwhen people ask for a photograph, I hold my breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was pictured this past week as the only maskless individual in a photo one day after reminding people to \u201cmake sure to mask up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBowman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBowman<\/a> is the only one not wearing a mask in this group photo, posted just ONE DAY after this tweet encouraging masks. These poeple have no shame <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mPPlzQl0u\">pic.twitter.com\/9mPPlzQl0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1490198419201167362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams appeared maskless on Friday in front of dozens of masked elementary school children in a photo that she has since deleted after it sparked widespread outrage. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1276324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1276324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1276324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1276324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1276324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}