“He’s such a moron,” she told reporters while entering an SUV outside the Capitol, according toCNN.
Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill would not confirm if the House Majority Leader had used the word “moron” but did confirm that she believes “saying a mask requirement is ‘not a decision based on science’ is moronic.”
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“Look, the attending physician of the United States Capitol, the top doctor for Congress, asks us to put on masks when we come to a chamber with 435 people,“Ryan said. “I hate these things. Absolutely. It was terrible having to put this back on. And we do it because the top doctor for all of us asked us to.”
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McCarthy fired back Wednesday and accused Pelosi of being hypocritical on the subject of masking up.
“This is no different than her telling people they couldn’t go out when she’s getting her hair done,“he told reporters, referencing the controversy Pelosi faced aftervisiting a San Francisco salonfor an indoor appointment while the service was prohibited under California’s COVID-19 guidelines.
“Just today, I watched her in a private meeting not wearing a mask. So, do as [she says] but not as she does?” McCarthy added.
Also on Wednesday, McCarthy argued on the House floor that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new mask recommendation was not applicable in the House, claiming 85% of its members are vaccinated.
“That is beneath a minority leader of one of the major political parties in the United States of America, saying we should take no caution that someone from a hot spot is working in this chamber and could potentially get someone infected that could go home to a sick parent or immune-compromised kid,” Ryan said. “That is beneath us. That is beneath us.”
source: people.com
