Moment AOC puts on its mask for a group photo session so that it can be turned off a minute later during the Rent Moratorium Rally on the Steps of the Capital.
- Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was filmed sitting among a group of activists without masks
- Video shows him donning a face mask for a group photo in the US Capitol
- But a minute later, the Democrat can be seen speaking to the group without a mask
This moment is Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez One was filmed putting on his face mask for a group photograph – only to whip it up during a rally on the stairs of the US a minute later capital.
Video footage shows Ocasio-Cortez sitting among a group of activists fighting for an extension to Monday’s eviction moratorium without masks.
An event organizer can then be heard asking everyone to come together on the steps of the Capitol building, before Ocasio-Cortez can be seen donning a light blue face mask.
A minute later, in footage captured by Breitbart NewsDemocrats can be seen talking to workers without masks.
Ocasio-Cortez was also joined by Democrat Senator Ed Markey in putting a face mask on the group photo, despite the pair going unmasked for the rest of the rally.
This is the moment Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was filmed putting on her face mask for a group photograph (left) – only to take it off during a rally on the stairs of the US Capitol a minute later (right)
Then an event organizer can be heard asking everyone to come together on the steps of the Capitol building
Democrats see him in the crowd without a mask as they all get into position for the photo
Marke, who didn’t wear a mask for about 45 minutes before the picture, decided to wear a face covering for the picture. Within seconds of taking the picture, he was seen pulling it under his chin.
Wearing masks has sparked controversy in Congress in recent weeks, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for fines ranging from $500 to $2,500 on those not wearing them.
Republican Representatives Thomas Massey, Ralph Norman and Marjorie Taylor Green have announced that they are suing Pelosi over the issue.
But Ocasio-Cortez can be seen wearing a light blue face mask
Democrat Senator Ed Markey, (bottom right) who didn’t wear a mask for about 45 minutes before the photo, decided to wear a face covering for the photo. A few seconds after the picture was taken, he was seen pulling it under his chin
A minute later, in footage captured by Breitbart News, Democrats can be seen talking to workers without masks
The AOC and other members of the squad were later seen celebrating on the steps of the Capitol on Tuesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended the eviction moratorium to 60 days.
CDC Director Rochelle Valensky signed an order The agency announced that ‘eviction of tenants for failure to make rent or housing payments could be detrimental to public health control measures’ to slow the spread of COVID.
The order extends the eviction moratorium until October 3 and applies to counties that experience ‘substantial and high levels’ of COVID transmission.
Describing it as an “effective public health measure,” the CDC said the order would give more time “to further increase vaccination rates.”
Valensky said, ‘This suspension is the right thing to do to keep people in their homes and out of the collective settings where COVID-19 spreads. ‘It would be very difficult to reverse such mass removals and the attendant public health consequences.’
White House officials said it would cover about 90 percent of the nation’s renters.
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