{"id":501648,"date":"2021-05-12T19:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T23:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=501648"},"modified":"2021-05-12T19:35:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T23:35:27","slug":"over-a-year-into-the-pandemic-politicians-are-still-getting-caught-ignoring-their-own-covid-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-year-into-the-pandemic-politicians-are-still-getting-caught-ignoring-their-own-covid-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Over A Year Into The Pandemic, Politicians Are Still Getting Caught Ignoring Their Own COVID Restrictions"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fover-a-year-into-the-pandemic-politicians-are-still-getting-caught-ignoring-their-own-covid-restrictions%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=501648&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--><ul>\n<li><strong>Many lawmakers who have ordered or urged citizens not to leave their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic have not followed their own advice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, for example, repeatedly implored residents not to travel but ignored her own advice, attended President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration, and visited her father.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLike a lot of children of parents who have health issues or relative who have health issues, I showed up when I was needed,\u201d she said Wednesday. \u201cI did a lot of cooking, a lot of cleaning.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many lawmakers who have ordered or urged citizens not to leave their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic have not followed their own advice.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller News Foundation has kept track of those politicians or <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/21\/north-carolina-mecklenburg-county-coronavirus-christmas-travel\/\">local<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/29\/erie-county-executive-hockey-scrimmage\/\">lawmakers<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/22\/democrat-governors-joe-biden-inauguration-covid\/\">spurned<\/a> their own COVID-19 rules to attend President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration and the lawmakers who flouted their own advice and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/02\/covid-lawmakers-break-own-rules\/\">then excused their behavior as essential<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/09\/01\/list-politicians-breaking-covid-rules-pelosi-cuomo-de-blasio-lori-lightfoot\/\">compiling<\/a> lists of the biggest offenders such as Democrats New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The DCNF searched for, but did not find, examples of prominent Republicans who urged citizens to stay home due to COVID-19 and then did not follow their own advice. Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/ted-cruz-storm-cancun.html\">sparked a backlash<\/a> when he traveled to Cancun in February as Texans struggled without power under heavy ice storms.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/16\/ted-cruz-senate-mask-mandate\/\">mocked over zealous mask measures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/08\/ted-cruz-haircut-texas-salon-owner-shelley-luther-freed-jail-photo\/\">publicly supported<\/a> a salon owner jailed for violating COVID-19 restrictions, later said the trip was \u201cobviously a mistake\u201d and that he had a responsibility to stay with Texans during the severe weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EXPOSING Lockdown Hypocrites\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/REjl6piGCNc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer<\/h3>\n<p>Whitmer sparked a backlash in April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-florida-travel-lie-in-town-whole-time\">when outlets reported<\/a> she had traveled to Florida in March to visit her father. Shortly after her trip, she appeared on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/whitmer-office-not-confirm-location\/\">urged<\/a> people to \u201ctake this seriously, mask up\u201d and \u201cget tested\u201d \u2014 and to specifically avoid spring break in Florida. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/whitmer-florida-trip-not-vacation-father\/\">(RELATED: Whitmer: March Trip To Florida Was To Help Father, \u2018Not A Vacation\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her spokeswoman refused to confirm to the DCNF at the time that the governor\u2019s trip was to Florida, but noted that Whitmer had left the state three times in the past six months: twice to Washington, D.C., to attend Biden\u2019s inauguration and to visit Michigan\u2019s National Guard troops, and once to visit her \u201celderly father who is battling a chronic illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7190302\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7190302\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7190302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229111648-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7190302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer introduces Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden to speak at Beech Woods Recreation Center in Southfield, Michigan, on October 16, 2020. \u2013 Joe Biden on October 16, 2020 described President Donald Trump\u2019s reluctance to denounce white supremacists as \u201cstunning\u201d in a hard-hitting speech in battleground Michigan with 18 days to go until the election. (Photo by JIM WATSON \/ AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/michigan\/2021\/05\/12\/heres-gov-whitmers-full-response-to-the-controversy-surrounding-her-florida-trip-to-visit-her-father\/\">further addressed the matter Wednesday<\/a>, saying during a press conference that her visit was a \u201cquick\u201d weekend trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike a lot of children of parents who have health issues or relative who have health issues, I showed up when I was needed,\u201d she said. \u201cI did a lot of cooking, a lot of cleaning. I also did my day job, meaning I was on regular calls and conferences with my team. I didn\u2019t miss any of that work, as well. When you\u2019re the governor of Michigan, you\u2019re always on the clock, but it doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re not also a daughter who shows up when a family member needs her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, Whitmer also went to Biden\u2019s inauguration, which the Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/an-inauguration-like-no-other\/2021\/01\/13\/090b2e0e-5153-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">estimated<\/a> was attended by about 2,000 people, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/coronavirus\/0,9753,7-406-98178_98455-547899--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issuing<\/a>\u00a0a \u201cgatherings and face mask order\u201d requiring Michigan residents to limit their gatherings to 25 or fewer people.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio<\/h3>\n<p>Early on in the pandemic, Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/03\/16\/de-blasio-new-york-ymca-gym-coronavirus\/\">visited<\/a>\u00a0his local YMCA hours before Cuomo shut down all gyms in the state as COVID cases escalated in March.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio\u2019s office said the mayor wished to visit the YMCA one more time before it was shut down, saying: \u201cThe YMCA has been a huge part of his and his family\u2019s life, like it has been for a lot of New Yorkers. It\u2019s clear that\u2019s about to change and before that, the mayor wanted to visit a place that keeps him grounded one last time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot<\/h3>\n<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/04\/07\/chicago-illinois-mayor-lori-lightfoot-stay-home-save-lives-order-haircut-stylist\/\">urge<\/a>d citizens to stay at home in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions until she needed to get a haircut. Following massive backlash, she defended her haircut, saying, \u201cI\u2019m the public face of this city and you know, I\u2019m a person who [takes] personal hygiene very seriously and I felt like I needed to have a haircut. So I got a haircut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/12\/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-cancel-traditional-thanksgiving-plans-celebrating-biden-victory-crowd\/\">urged citizens<\/a> to cancel their Thanksgiving plans, though she was seen celebrating with large crowds following news that Biden won the presidential election.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/09\/01\/nancy-pelosi-hair-appointment-san-francisco-coronavirus-lockdown\/\">attended<\/a>\u00a0a hair appointment in San Francisco in late August, though indoor hair salons in the California city were currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pelosi, who did not wear a mask during at least part of the appointment, later accused the hair salon of setting her up.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/18\/newsom-california-french-laundry-indoor-dining-mask\/\">was photographed<\/a> dining indoors at the Michelin-starred French Laundry on the evening of Nov. 6 after urging California residents to wear face masks \u201cin between bites.\u201d He later apologized and called the party a \u201cbad mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney<\/h3>\n<p>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mayor Jim Kenney <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/31\/philadelphia-mayor-indoor-dining-maryland-chesapeake-bay\/\">was photographed<\/a> dining indoors without a mask in Maryland in late August while indoor dining was prohibited in his home city.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/23\/ralph-northam-virginia-masks-coronavirrus\/\">was caught<\/a>\u00a0without a face mask at Virginia Beach in May while he was weighing a statewide order requiring citizens to wear masks. The governor\u2019s office later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HenryGraff\/status\/1264294724237766656\">explained<\/a>\u00a0that Northam was \u201cnot expecting to be within six feet of anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser<\/h3>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks\">\n<div id=\"tweet-text\" class=\"css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/09\/bowser-delaware-high-risk-quarantine\/\">traveled<\/a> to then-President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s early November victory speech in \u201chigh risk\u201d Delaware despite the D.C. health department travel requirements. She excused the trip by saying it was essential travel exempt under D.C.\u2019s restrictions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/17\/dianne-feinstein-mask-covid-mask-mandate\/\">was filmed chatting<\/a> with her aides maskless in the corridors of a government building before entering a mid November hearing. Feinstein has advocated for a nationwide mask mandate and attempted to prevent coronavirus funding going to states that would not adopt this mandate.<\/p>\n<h3>California Lawmakers<\/h3>\n<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/16\/california-lawmakers-hawaii-trip-pandemic\/\">traveled to Hawaii<\/a> in mid November for the annual Independent Voter Project conference \u2014 a trip that drew criticism from those who said the lawmakers should not be at a resort amid rising coronavirus cases. The group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-11-18\/california-legislators-defend-hawaii-trip-covid-19-surge\">included<\/a>\u00a0both Republican and Democratic California assembly members.<\/p>\n<h3>New York Democratic Leaders, Elites<\/h3>\n<p>Elite New York Democrats who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/21\/new-york-democrat-maskless-private-party-covid\/\">attended<\/a>\u00a0a November private party did not adhere to the state\u2019s coronavirus restrictions, photographs showed. Attendees included former Brooklyn Democratic Party Chairman Frank Seddio and Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Ingrid Lewis-Martin.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/h3>\n<p>After telling New Yorkers to \u201cstay away\u201d from their loved ones, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that his mother and his daughters\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/23\/cuomo-new-york-mother-daughters-thanksgiving\/\">would be coming to his home for Thanksgiving<\/a>. After massive backlash, the governor\u2019s office told the DCNF that he would be busy on Thanksgiving and would not be at home.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who cheered massive Black Lives Matter protests,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/25\/oregon-governor-kate-brown-cheered-blm-protests-tells-citizens-uninvite-family-thanksgiving-coronavirus\/\">told citizens to \u201cuninvite\u201d family members<\/a> and loved ones ahead of Thanksgiving, tweeting: \u201cThis is hard, but making difficult sacrifices now will save lives. This Thanksgiving, keep it small. Uninvite them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Williamson County, Texas Judge Bill Gravell<\/h3>\n<p>Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/24\/texas-judge-plead-guilty-pay-fine-violating-stay-home-order-bill-gravell\/\">plead guilty and will pay a fine of $1,000<\/a>\u00a0for violating the stay-at-home order he enacted in April after he was caught on camera attending his grandson\u2019s birthday party, his attorney announced in late November.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Denver Mayor Michael Hancock<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Denver Mayor Michael Hancock\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/25\/denver-mayor-michael-hancock-travel-thanksgiving-family-coronavirus\/\">warned citizens to \u201cavoid travel\u201d in a tweet<\/a> only 30 minutes before he boarded a flight to travel to his family for Thanksgiving. The mayor later <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/15\/denver-mayor-michael-hancok-thanksgiving-covid\/\">told the city\u2019s board of ethics<\/a> that though his Thanksgiving travels were a mistake, they were not a violation of the city\u2019s ethics.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic San Jose, California, Mayor Sam Liccardo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/01\/san-jose-covid-thanksgiving-citizens\/\">attended a Thanksgiving party<\/a>\u00a0with family members who were not part of his own household after telling citizens to \u201ccancel big gatherings this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl<\/h3>\n<p>Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/30\/los-angeles-official-dines-outdoors-vote-ban-outdoor-dining\/\">voted to ban outdoor dining in November<\/a> and called eating outdoors a \u201cmost dangerous situation,\u201d was seen dining outside at the Santa Monica restaurant Il Forno Trattoria. Kuehl later admitted she was dining \u201con the very last day it was permissible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic San Francisco Mayor London Breed<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic San Francisco, California Mayor London Breed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/01\/san-francisco-mayor-london-breed-french-laundry-gavin-newsom-indoor-dining\/\">dined in a semi-enclosed room<\/a> at the French Laundry restaurant in early November. Eight people attended the party in a partially enclosed room with a ceiling and chandelier \u2014 the same kind of room that Newsom infamously dined in on the evening of Nov. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Three days after Breed dined at the French Laundry, she banned indoor dining in the city of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Austin Mayor Steve Adler<\/h3>\n<p>Austin Mayor Steve Adler\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/02\/austin-mayor-flew-private-to-cabo-san-lucas-where-he-filmed-himself-telling-citizens-to-stay-home\/\">hosted 20 guests at an outdoor wedding<\/a> and reception for his daughter in early November and then boarded a private jet the next day to fly to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for vacation. In a Facebook video message to Austin residents, Adler urged Texans to \u201cstay home if you can,\u201d warning, \u201cThis is not the time to relax. We are going to be looking really closely.\u2026 We may have to close things down if we are not careful.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\" readability=\"26\">\n<div class=\"adcontainer mb-8\" readability=\"7\">\n<h3 id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/10519169\/dailycaller_right1_0__container__\">Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"9.2619926199262\">\n<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/01\/bill-de-blasio-dances-times-square-shutting-down-public-new-years\/\">rang in the new year<\/a> by dancing with his wife in Times Square \u2014 which was empty, since he had closed it off to the public. Times Square typically hosts tens of thousands of people every New Years Eve to watch the ball drop.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"42.019571763131\">\n<h3>Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"7.8493150684932\">\n<p>Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/16\/rhode-island-governor-stay-home-before-wine-bar-coronavirus-gina-raimondo\/\">was photographed in December<\/a> drinking at a wine bar four days after she reminded citizens to comply with coronavirus restrictions and stay home except for essential activities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>White House COVID Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx<\/h3>\n<p>The day after Thanksgiving, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/21\/white-house-coronavirus-taskforce-member-birx-traveled-family-thanksgiving\/\">traveled<\/a> to one of her vacation properties after telling Americans that celebrations should only include \u201cyour immediate household\u201d and despite a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that Americans should not to travel over the holiday.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"31.10251878038\">\n<p>Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal called out Republican lawmakers for not wearing masks while pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/12\/video-pramila-jayapal-not-wearing-mask-capitol-riot-blamed-gop-lawmakers-covid-19-coronavirus\/\">video later showed<\/a> Jayapal maskless for at least two and a half minutes while sitting in the House gallery with members of Congress and staff.<\/p>\n<h3>President Joe Biden<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/21\/press-secretary-jen-psaki-celebrating-bigger-issues-biden-ditched-mask\/\">faced criticism<\/a> after he appeared maskless at the Lincoln Memorial <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/23\/biden-breaks-his-mask-mandate\/\">after signing an executive order<\/a> mandating that masks be worn on federal property. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki later said that Biden had been celebrating his inauguration and had taken other precautions, noting that there were \u201cbigger issues\u201d to address than whether or not Biden was wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Masks For Thee But Not For Me--Biden Breaks His Own Mask Mandate\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPGw3L8-6Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf attended Biden\u2019s inauguration in D.C. after his administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/pa-advises-against-holiday-travel-and-sets-restriction-on-thanksgiving-eve-alcohol-sales\/article_e1a1113f-00dd-5d4b-ad8d-0480989d2967.html\">strongly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/pa-advises-against-holiday-travel-and-sets-restriction-on-thanksgiving-eve-alcohol-sales\/article_e1a1113f-00dd-5d4b-ad8d-0480989d2967.html\">urged<\/a> Pennsylvania residents during the holidays to avoid leaving their houses. Pennsylvania\u2019s current COVID-19 response <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/guides\/responding-to-covid-19\/#COVIDMitigationinPennsylvania\">also reminds<\/a> residents that \u201cunnecessary travel should be limited\u201d and requires those entering the state to have a negative coronavirus test result or quarantine for 10 days.<\/p>\n<h3>New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"47.457627118644\">\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy also attended Biden\u2019s inauguration, though state restrictions at the time <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.nj.gov\/faqs\/nj-information\/travel-and-transportation\/are-there-travel-restrictions-to-or-from-new-jersey\">discouraged<\/a> \u201call nonessential interstate travel,\u201d suggested that travelers quarantine for seven days, and limited outdoor gatherings to 25 people or less, exempting \u201cpolitical activities.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/22\/phil-murphy-new-jersey-covid-coronavirus-mask\/\">(RELATED: \u2018You\u2019re Such A D**k\u2019: New Jersey Gov Confronted Eating Maskless Outside With His Family)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His office told the DCNF at the time that his trip was \u201cclassified as essential travel and not subject to the travel advisory, as it is pursuant to his official duties as Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/06\/09\/new-jersey-phil-murphy-coronavirus-protestors-george-floyd\/\">previously came under fire<\/a>\u00a0in June when he said he couldn\u2019t \u201cimagine\u201d telling protestors to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine what it would look like if we said to people, \u2018Actually, you have to stay in. You have to ignore systemic racism \u2014 I\u2019m sorry, just ignore it. Stay in,\u2019\u201d the governor said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-jersey\/story\/2020\/06\/08\/murphy-walking-tightrope-between-encouraging-activists-maintaining-public-health-1291897?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=00000162-1a53-d34d-a77f-fb776fb40000&#038;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Politico<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine what that looks like as it relates to public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many lawmakers who have ordered or urged citizens not to leave their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic have not followed their own advice. Democratic Michigan Gov. 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