Pelosi Ignores COVID Strictures, Claims ‘Set-Up’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ignored California's coronavirus restrictions, got caught on camera and now claims she was set up by the hair salon owner. Predictably, her adversaries relish the moment. And Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) falsely claims pandemic statistics are inflated.
Politico:
Pelosi Claims Hair Salon Scandal Was A 'Set-Up'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday claimed that she was set up by a San Francisco hair salon in a now-viral incident her Republican adversaries used to portray her as a hypocrite on pandemic precautions. Speaking at a news conference on education in her home district, the California Democrat declined to apologize for visiting the salon in spite of city regulations prohibiting indoor salon service. (Choi and Forgey, 9/2)
San Jose Mercury News:
Nancy Pelosi Refuses To Apologize For Salon Visit, Calls It A Setup
“I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I’ve been to over the years many times when they said, ‘We’re able to accommodate people one person at a time.’ ”It wasn’t clear just how Fox News obtained the security camera footage from eSalon on Union Street, showing Nancy Pelosi without a mask on, walking inside the salon, fresh from a shampoo, a man with a mask behind her who appears to be the stylist. But on Wednesday evening, Pelosi’s hair stylist accused the owner of the salon of having it in for Pelosi. (9/2)
Fox News:
Pelosi's Hair Stylist Claims, Through Lawyer, That Salon Owner OK'd Dem's Visit
A San Francisco cosmetologist who works at the salon that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited earlier this week attempted Wednesday to distance himself from the salon's owner, Erica Kious. In a statement issued by his lawyer, hair stylist Jonathan DeNardo appeared to agree with Pelosi's accusation that her appointment at eSalon on Monday was "a set-up" designed to embarrass the Democrat for allegedly ignoring coronavirus rules, according to reports. (Aaro, 9/3)
In other news from Capitol Hill —
Kansas City Star:
Iowa Senator Falsely Suggests COVID-19 Deaths May Be Inflated To Make Doctors Money
Sen. Joni Ernst suggested that the coronavirus death count may be inflated to make health care providers more money.The Republican from Iowa said during a campaign stop Monday in Black Hawk County that she’s “so skeptical” of the death toll, The Courier reported.“These health care providers and others are reimbursed at a higher rate if COVID is tied to it, so what do you think they’re doing?” Ernst said. (Lin, 9/2)
