Pelosi’s Office Hits Back After Footage Shows Her Not Wearing Mask at San Francisco Hair Salon

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) office is responding to criticism she faced following her visit to a San Francisco-area hair salon. Indoor hair salon services are still banned in the city amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Drew Hammill, deputy chief of staff for Pelosi’s office, released a statement on Tuesday addressing the situation. According to the spokesperson, Pelosi and the business adhered to local COVID mitigation requirements.

“The Speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements,” Pelosi’s office said.

The statement continued, “This business offered for the Speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business. The Speaker complied with the rules as presented to her by this establishment.”

Pelosi’s office’s response came amid critical remarks posted on the Senate Republicans’ Twitter page. Their post included the link to a Fox News clip that features footage of Pelosi at the hair salon on Monday afternoon.

Senate Republican lawmakers highlighted the point in the video where Pelosi was seen with her mask around her neck.

They accused her of pushing “policies that would keep our economy closed and our small businesses shut down” as they raised questions about whether or not that applies to her personal interests.

The San Francisco mayor’s office said in a recent statement that hair salons could only resume outdoor operations starting September 1. The statement reads: