Joe Biden attended a White House reception on Friday to commemorate the Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Kamala Harris was among those in attendance. Jamal Simmons, Harris’ Communications Director, had declared on April 6 that he had contracted COVID. Harris stated that she will follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If you’ve had close contact and have all of your vaccines up to date, the CDC recommends wearing a well-fitting mask for 10 days.
PSAKI: Kamala Harris "has been wearing a mask inside.”
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 8, 2022
DOOCY: “She wasn’t wearing a mask yesterday at the Senate.”
PSAKI: “She was playing an important role in confirming…the first black woman to the Supreme Court.” pic.twitter.com/ft1ZIktQy2
On Thursday, however, when Jackson was confirmed, Harris was not wearing a mask in the Senate. She was also sans a mask for the White House event, which was conducted outside, yet she hugged KBJ and stood close to her and Biden during speeches.
PSAKI: Kamala Harris "has been wearing a mask inside.”
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 8, 2022
DOOCY: “She wasn’t wearing a mask yesterday at the Senate.”
PSAKI: “She was playing an important role in confirming…the first black woman to the Supreme Court.” pic.twitter.com/ft1ZIktQy2
When confronted about it by Peter Doocy, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki made a variety of justifications, including that the ceremony was held outside because of the weather, and that Kamala wore a mask inside when they had a meet and greet since she was socially isolated from Biden and others. That was a falsehood, I pointed out, because she hugged KBJ for the camera and was clearly within six feet of Biden and others.
Psaki said there was no “indoor ceremony” for Ketanji Brown Jackson yesterday and that Kamala Harris “has been wearing a mask inside.”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 9, 2022
Here's Kamala YESTERDAY: pic.twitter.com/AcqyimNMOk
However, new evidence suggests that Psaki was telling even more falsehoods. Despite what Psaki said, there was a ceremony inside the White House. For this inside event, Kamala was also not wearing a mask, and she was standing very near to Joe and Jill Biden.
When Kamala and the Biden team have hit Americans over the head with the COVID regulations, they just don’t care to obey them, it speaks something about how little regard they have for Americans. When you confront them about it, they provide a variety of justifications and will go to great lengths to explain why there is an exception.