The side of the political aisle that brought you the Florida beach grim reaper and Thanksgiving prohibition seems to have thrown COVID caution to the wind in honor of a projected Biden-Harris victory.
The side of the political aisle that brought you the Florida beach grim reaper and Thanksgiving prohibition seems to have thrown COVID caution to the wind in honor of a projected Biden-Harris victory.
Current election tampering allegations, which can be largely attributed to mail-in ballot concerns, would be considerably less prevalent if not for the narrative that voting would be too dangerous in person. Suddenly, the Democratic concern surrounding in-person contact seems to be almost non-existent.
How the media shifted so abruptly from "anyone going to a spacious beach is a super-spreading monster killing Grandma" to "these mass, densely populated protests with people screaming on top of each other are so inspiring" was one of 2020's most credibility-destroying media acts: https://t.co/8f0ZGe00iq
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald)
Perhaps most notable was the crowd that gathered outside of the White House, where hundreds of tightly-packed supporters gathered to celebrate.
I’m told these people were too afraid to go to the polls because of the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/B2MZ5PqHdE
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray)
One video shows Biden supporters, masks dangling, sharing champagne bottles.
Not only are Biden’s supporters gathering in crowds without masks but they’re literally sharing champagne bottles.
They can stop lecturing the rest of America about coronavirus now. pic.twitter.com/579RMDAmEP
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone)
The COVID hotspot of New York saw a sudden uncharacteristic disregard for social distancing.
I have never seen New York City like this—not even when we killed Bin Laden pic.twitter.com/i4zAuDdfVN
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried)
New Yorkers celebrate Biden win on streets of President Trump's hometown https://t.co/MDVlxGGr2c pic.twitter.com/PoLNJQAWTV
— New York Post (@nypost)
So NYC is happy for the first time in 9 months. All of a sudden everyone is celebrating- and there’s much less covid worry. Am seeing unmasked people walking around in numbers not seen since February.
Much of the lockdown panic here was driven by anti-Trump hysteria. Just nuts.
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton)
The cities of Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Miami saw similar events. These gatherings were celebrated by outlets such as CNN, that had previously lambasted conservative demonstrations for not adhering to social distancing guidelines.
President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Trump sparked celebrations in cities across the US, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami and Washington, DC. https://t.co/BLTRtlk0eo pic.twitter.com/34IeoD4noF
— CNN International (@cnni)
MSNBC host Chris Hayes caught backlash for his promotion of a "Biden/Harris Philly Dance party" after previous strong condemnation of those who shirked what he perceived to be proper COVID beh
Absolutely amazing stuff from @chrislhayes pic.twitter.com/Pj6mpTvCRx
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC)
The mask-lacking, sardine-packed celebrations even garnered criticism from COVID loyalists on the left.
Okay let’s not celebrate so hard you give everyone COVID
— Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings)
COVID does not care who the president is. Wear a mask.
— Sharon Weinberger (@weinbergersa)
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