{"id":608401,"date":"2021-08-02T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=608401"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:51:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:51:30","slug":"d-c-mayor-defends-herself-after-blatantly-ignoring-own-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-defends-herself-after-blatantly-ignoring-own-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Mayor Defends Herself After Blatantly Ignoring Own Mask Mandate"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fd-c-mayor-defends-herself-after-blatantly-ignoring-own-mask-mandate%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=608401&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\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1330138801.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended herself after photos and videos showed her officiating a wedding the same day her indoor mask mandate went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>The wedding itself appears to have been outside, but the reception appears to have been indoors, where photos and videos of Bowser indoors without a mask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/dc-mayor-bowser-officiates-maskless-indoor-wedding-after-reinstated-mask-mandate\">were published<\/a> by The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBowser, who was not sitting at the table designated for her during wedding toasts, did not wear a mask despite not actively eating or drinking. When approached by the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;to explain why she was maskless at an event now legally obligated to enforce mask compliance, security blockaded the free press,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the photos, as well as additional reporting showing the mayor was maskless indoors on Friday night, just before the mandate went into effect, Bowser\u2019s office attempted to defend her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Saturday, July 31st, Mayor Bowser officiated an outdoor, rooftop wedding ceremony, followed by an indoor dinner. The Mayor wore a mask indoors in compliance with the mandate, and the organizers and venue staff worked to create a safe environment for the staff and guests. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/photos-appear-to-show-dc-mayor-celebrating-birthday-maskless-hours-before-mandate-went-into-effect\">Friday, July 30th evening event&nbsp;<\/a>called into question by conservative media was outdoors, on a rooftop,\u201d the statement said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/video-dc-mayor-bowser-officiates-large-wedding-after-new-indoor-mask-mandate\">according to Fox 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to emphasize everyone should be vaccinated as soon as possible and to wear a mask at indoor public settings to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox 5 noted, the \u201cstatement did not address a published photo of a maskless Mayor Bowser inside during the wedding dinner, and not eating or drinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Friday evening event Bowser mentioned referred to her large birthday party, where attendees were outdoors without masks, but not taking other CDC recommended precautions. Bowser\u2019s statement also failed to address photos of her with comedian Dave Chappelle Friday night, where she and others appeared with the comedian indoors without a mask. As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/people-wondered-why-d-c-mayor-delayed-new-mask-mandate-until-saturday-now-we-know-why\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><em>The mayor\u2019s office released a statement on Friday announcing that comedian Dave Chappelle would be performing in the District this weekend, with his first performance Friday night at The Anthem. Chappelle is headlining the first live public event at the venue since March 2020 and has been branded as the official re-opening of The Anthem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Coincidentally, Bowser attended the Friday night performance \u2014 the night before the mask mandate went into effect. Masks were required at The Anthem for the show, but the District\u2019s mandate was not in effect, allowing Bowser and Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio to meet with Chappelle and pose for a photo without wearing masks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday, Bowser announced that she would reimpose an indoor mask mandate for D.C., leading some to wonder why, if the mandate was so important, it didn\u2019t start immediately. Learning that the mayor took photos with Chappelle and attended a large birthday party for herself the night before the mandate took effect seemed to answer that question.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-caught-violating-own-rules-on-first-day-of-new-mask-mandate\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24.900845503459\">\n<p><em>Bowser\u2019s leadership throughout the pandemic has been a source of repeated criticism and multiple lawsuits. In 2020, she repeatedly gave&nbsp;herself and other Democrats a pass in the name of \u201cessential\u201d government business. Around the same time a D.C. pub frequented by Trump supporters was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2020\/11\/15\/dc-trump-supporter-bar-gets-1000-fine-for-maskless-crowds\/\">fined thousands<\/a>&nbsp;for violating her restrictions, Bowser traveled to celebrate Biden\u2019s electoral victory with a crowd in Wilmington, Delaware, one of the \u201chigh-risk states\u201d from whose visitors she demanded a 14-day quarantine at the time. The mayor\u2019s office assured both&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-trip-to-delaware-for-biden-speech-considered-essential-travel\">Fox 5<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SegravesNBC4\/status\/1325933711259471872\">NBC 4<\/a>&nbsp;that her trip to the Biden victory speech was \u201cessential travel\u201d because she met with senior Biden adviser Symone Sanders in her official capacity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI do a lot of things to advance the interests of the District of Columbia, and some of them are formal, and some of them are informal, but all of them are necessary,\u201d Bowser said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The \u201cessential travel\u201d excuse also applied to lawmakers who attended the late Rep. John Lewis\u2019 funeral in Atlanta last summer. Georgia was also a high-risk state that required mandatory two-week quarantine post-travel.&nbsp;The federal lawmakers who crammed into the crowded pews to listen to eulogies from former presidents, however, were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dc-mayor-exempts-john-lewis-funeral-attendees-from-citys-quarantine-restrictions\">exempt from Bowser\u2019s mandate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D.C. 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