'Do any Democrats actually obey their own rules?': Outrage as maskless San Francisco Mayor London Breed defies her own laws and parties with BLM co-founder party at nightclub
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has sparked outrage after she was spotted partying maskless at a local night club with one of the Black Lives Matter co-founders in defiance of her own rules.
Breed mandated last month that residents need to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status, and the state's health department ordered that people dining and taking part in other indoor activities need to show proof of vaccination.
But Breed disregarded her own rule and was seen partying at the Black Cat jazz nightclub along with BLM co-founder Alicia Garza on September 16. She was spotted taking photos and dancing - with not one mask in sight.
The club posted and then removed photos of the event from its Instagram page, but they emerged in the San Francisco Chronicle, and Breed was hit with a barrage of outrage on social media over her 'hypocritical' actions.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, second from the left, was attended an event at the Black Cat jazz club along with Black Lives Matter co-Founder Alicia Garza, left. Neither of them, nor most patrons, were wearing masks despite the city's mandate
Breed, center, posed for photos with the musicians playing at the club. She was seen not wearing a mask for the majority of the night
Social media erupted with posts critical of the mayor for not following her own masking policy
The SF Chronicle reported that while Breed had drinks in front of her and was often holding one, she spent the majority of the night dancing, singing and posing for photographs without a mask on.
Breed said that she everyone who came into the club had to show proof of vaccination, which gave her 'a lot of reassurance.'
'I've been very careful, not just because I want to set an example but because I don't want to get COVID. I also want to make sure that I'm not someone transmitting COVID to other people,' she told the SF Chronicle. 'This entire pandemic has been focused on keeping people safe.'
On Twitter, people called Mayor Long Breed a hypocrite for not wearing her mask indoors
London Breed announced that indoor businesses would have to check for proof of vaccination from their patrons in August. She also pushed for a return to masking while indoors
San Francisco is one of several major US cities to pass vaccine mandates
Matthew Foldi, a reporter for the conservative Washington Free Beacon, tweeted, 'Do Any Democrats actually obey their own mask mandates,' criticizing Breed who has been adamant about masking and vaccination policies to help combat COVID-19.
Twitter user John Schuab wrote, 'What's worse is the constituents won't hold them responsible. It's unbelievable to me that the citizens of Dam Francisco see time and time again their representatives do this and still applaud and prop them up!'
Another person with the username Graham demanded Breed respond to the photos. 'Where is your mask. Answer us,' he wrote.
A person with the handle LM77 claimed that Democrats in the state now thing 'they are untouchable' after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom won the recall election against him this week.
'I wish the left would wake up & realize we are all on the same side even if we don't always agree on political points.'
Breed spent her time at the nightclub without a mask even when she was not drinking
The Black Cat is a jazz nightclub in San Francisco. The club had deleted posts on their Instagram page showing the maskless Breed
This is the second time Breed has come under fire for violating her own orders during the pandemic.
Just a day before California Gov. Gavin Newsom ill-advised appearance at a dinner party at the French Laundry restaurant in November, Breed was spotted at the restaurant with eight other people during a time when the state discouraged social gatherings.
Newsom's dinner eventually sparked his recall election.
San Francisco has reported about 103 new COVID-19 cases in the past week and three deaths so far in September, according to Johns Hopkins University's COVID tracker.
The city has among the lowest rate of cases in California, which now has less COVID-19 transmission than any other state in the country, the New York Times reports.
San Francisco reported that nearly 80 per cent of all eligible residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 73 per cent are fully vaccinated.
California reported more than 82 percent of its eligible residents have received at least one jab.
The US continues to see a spike in cases due to the Delta variant as it reported nearly 158,000 new cases and about 3,393 new deaths on Thursday.
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