Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) did not wear a mask or maintain social distancing when the cameras were off during an interview with CBS News’s Ed O’Keefe Friday, despite routinely asking Georgians to follow public health guidance, according to a picture his press secretary shared on social media.
“a little tie fixing action with @edokeefe, can’t wait for y’all to see this interview,” his press secretary, Meredith Brasher, wrote, providing a photo of a maskless Warnock adjusting O’Keefe’s tie and another of the two engaging in the interview. Notably, Warnock had his mask on in the second photo as the cameras rolled.
“When the cameras are on Warnock is six feet away and wearing six masks. When he thinks the cameras are off he’s maskless and literally has his hands all over another person. What a fraud,” GOP strategist Arthur Schwartz observed.
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Notably, CNN’s DJ Judd also shared an image of a maskless Warnock on Friday, greeting students at Emory University:
Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock greet students at Emory University after meeting with President Joe Biden. "We just wanted to say thank you to the people of Georgia for placing your trust in John, and myself," Warnock says. "How about that American Rescue Plan?" pic.twitter.com/SBFJbNjF6y
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) March 19, 2021
Last year, prior to the Georgia runoff election, Warnock said wearing a mask is “as basic as love your neighbor.”
“People should be wearing a mask right now because it’s the right thing to do. For me, it’s as basic as love your neighbor — love your neighbor, love your country, love yourself, socially distance, put on a mask, wash your hands,” he told reporters, adding that he aimed to be a good model as a pastor.
“One of the things that I know as a pastor is that when you have a platform, you have a moral obligation to use that platform to influence hopefully for the sake of the … community, to use that platform to embody good behavior and good practices and people pay attention,” he said.
“And so my loudest sermon as a pastor is not necessarily what I say on Sunday but what I do. And so I try to model good health, which is why I wear a mask,” he continued.
“And our leaders, whether they are gathered at the White House or at some other political event, it would go a long way if they would put on a mask,” Warnock added.
In late December, Warnock took to social media and begged Americans to follow the “3 W’s,” which included washing hands, wearing a mask, and watching your distance:
Make sure to continue following the 3 W’s!
🤝Wash your hands
😷Wear a Mask
🚶🏾♂️Watch your distanceWe will get through this together.
— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) December 29, 2020
Warnock is hardly the only Democrat figure to fail to abide by his own standards. Climate envoy John Kerry recently came under fire for not wearing a mask on a plane.
This is an excerpt from Breitbart.
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