Pelosi accused of hypocrisy after mingling with White House crowd without a mask

The video sparked immediate criticism from conservatives who accused Pelosi of advocating to wear masks, vaccinated or not, while not wearing one herself.

“.@SpeakerPelosi enjoys going mask free at the White House but enforces discriminatory masks rules in the House and fines for not wearing a masks,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted along with the hashtag “#HouseOfHypocrites.”

“Just watched a video of Nancy Pelosi not wearing a mask in a crowded room despite fining her GOP colleagues for following the science & no longer wearing the mask!” tweeted former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

“.@SpeakerPelosi is fining members for not wearing masks on the House floor,” Young Americans for Liberty tweeted. “Here she is maskless with her fellow Democrats in a crowded room. It’s not about health. It’s about control.”

“Pelosi enjoys flaunting her hypocrisy like it’s an expensive handbag,” radio host Buck Sexton tweeted.

“Meanwhile, @SpeakerPelosi fined me and @RepMTG and @RepBrianMast and other republicans $500 for not wearing a mask in the House chamber this week,” Rep. Thomas Massie tweeted. “Hypocrite!”

“The Speaker was required to attest to her vaccination status and required to submit a negative test result in order to attend this event,” Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said of the event.

The White House also had guidance for the event, which stated that “fully vaccinated guests (at least two week past the last scheduled dose) would not be required to wear masks or socially distance. All non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated guests were asked to wear a well-fitting mask and maintain social distancing.”

Earlier that day, Pelosi suggested it was wrong to use the “honor system” to determine who is vaccinated and who isn’t when asked whether she will keep the mask mandate in the House.

“Do you want them breathing in your face, on the strength of their honor?” she said.

Over the last few days, Pelosi has sparred with House Republicans who have pushed against her mask mandate.

Greene, Massie, and other House Republicans defiantly ripped their masks off on the House floor and brazenly posted unmasked photos of themselves on social media despite facing potential fines for doing so.

Greene took it a step further and posted a video of herself on Twitter, putting a written warning she received from Pelosi through a paper shredder.