Like many other Democrat governors, Ralph Northam of Virginia is planning to require people to wear masks in public.
He has also enforced strict shutdown policies for Virginia.
Yet he was photographed over the weekend at a Virginia beach, and he wasn’t wearing a mask. He was also not practicing social distancing.
FOX News reports:
Virginia Gov. Northam criticized after not wearing mask or social distancing on beach
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam faced criticism on social media after appearing in Virginia Beach Saturday without a face mask and not practicing social distancing measures around members of the public.
Northam reportedly visited the beach with Mayor Bobby Dye on the second day of the beach’s reopening, according to local news outlet 13News Now. Virginia Beach’s reopening is considered a test to see if people can safely follow social distancing rules before other beaches in Virginia reopen.
But Northam, who previously served as an Army doctor, came under fire when images of him surfaced on social media not wearing a face mask and apparently in close contact with other community members.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reminded the public this week that the coronavirus mainly spreads person-to-person when in close proximity, while it also revealed that surface contamination is far less likely than previously thought.
Do as I say, not as I do, right Ralph? See the photos below:
Here's Gov. Ralph Northam social distancing with a mask on at the beach today… you know… like he tells everyone else to do. pic.twitter.com/8IUEGYH0GI
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 23, 2020
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 24, 2020
Virginia Gov Northam on the Virginia Beach boardwalk; no mask, no social distancing 🚓 pic.twitter.com/TURhdUD0zl
— A (@johnwelIs) May 23, 2020
It’s too dangerous for you to keep your small business open but your governor can spend a nice weekend at the beach getting photo ops with the press pic.twitter.com/jopZNna76e
— A (@johnwelIs) May 23, 2020
It’s different when HE does it.
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