‘Maniacs’: Pelosi’s lush party for new Dems ripped as ‘regular’ Americans are told to nix Thanksgiving

Chuck Ross, DCNF

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi canceled an in-person dinner to be held for newly elected House Democrats after receiving heavy blowback because of the coronavirus pandemic.

On Friday, NBC News reported that Pelosi would host the members-elect at an indoor venue on Capitol Hill. Pelosi said a Capitol physician had approved the event, and that tables would be “very spaced” in order to comply with social distancing protocols.

Pelosi came under fire both because of the risk the event posed, and because it was seen as hypocritical since government officials throughout the country have restricted indoor dining because of an uptick in coronavirus cases.

Officials in San Francisco, which encompasses Pelosi’s congressional district, banned indoor dining on Tuesday. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot advised Chicagoans to “cancel traditional Thanksgiving plans” as part of a stay-at-home order going into effect on Nov. 16.

After intense criticism on social media (MSNBC’s Chris Hayes called the lawmakers “maniacs”), Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, announced that the group dinner was cancelled.

UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect that the dinner was canceled after backlash.

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