After President Trump questioned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mental fitness for the office, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany had a presentation of her own for the Congresswoman.
She started the press conference by playing the video showing Pelosi visiting a San Francisco hair salon earlier in the week despite restrictions on such businesses due to the coronavirus on a loop.
Of the decision to get the blow-out and subsequent claims of being setup by the salon owner, McEnany commented, “Apparently, the rules do not apply to Nancy Pelosi.”
“I found Nancy Pelosi. As you can see we found Nancy Pelosi going into her hair salon, we will be playing the video on loop for all of you to see during the duration of this introduction.”
Kayleigh McEnany is playing a video of Pelosi entering a salon on loop during today's press briefing. Totally bonkers. pic.twitter.com/rqmD5PCDLU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 3, 2020
Nancy Pelosi’s Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill also responded back to President Trump’s tweet from earlier, trying to downplay the scandal by saying.
He asked a question of his own, “does anyone want a President of the United States who is more focused on this nonsense rather than crushing the virus and saving American lives?”
Does anyone want a President of the United States who is more focused on this nonsense rather than crushing the virus and saving American lives? https://t.co/XvKNQ8F1V2
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) September 3, 2020
From The Hill:
“Nancy Pelosi was not in the halls of Congress when I asked where she was,” McEnany said. “She was not working in good faith to make a deal for the American people.”
“Nancy Pelosi was found in San Francisco at a hair salon where she was indoors even though salons in California are … only open for outdoor service,” she continued.
The press secretary accused Pelosi of “holding up” coronavirus relief by not striking a deal with Republicans and the White House within the past month, while getting “special access” to the eSalon in San Francisco.
“Nancy Pelosi, you ought to apologize to the American people, or better yet come back to Washington and get to work for hard working Americans like this salon owner that you maligned and demanded an apology from,” she said.
Replay of Press Conference from Fox News:
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