White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly hosted an indoor wedding for his daughter in May in Atlanta despite city and state health protocols that prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained photographs of the lavish affair, which took place on May 31 at the Biltmore Ballrooms. Approximately 70 guests wearing tuxedos and gowns were reportedly in attendance, including Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
However, no pictures appeared to show attendees wearing masks, according to the newspaper.
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At the time of the event, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) emergency orders, signed on May 12, banned gatherings of more than 10 people so long as they were not “transitory or incidental” or spread out across different locations.
On June 1, the day after the wedding, another order went into effect that raised the number of people allowed at gatherings from 10 to 25.
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Photos obtained by the paper showed groups of people closely together in the same room before dancing to a live wedding band. Guests were reportedly served a three-course seated dinner.
A website containing the wedding’s detail reportedly showed the wedding party consisting of 11 bridesmaids and eight groomsmen.
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The Journal-Constitution noted that Kemp has defied his own coronavirus rules by hosting a campaign rally in September with hundreds of unmasked attendees when his own mandates at the time banned gatherings of more than 50 people.
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Meadows hosted wedding despite guidelines banning gatherings of more than 10 people: report https://t.co/WULkSYzsbZ pic.twitter.com/ekdZo13TVT
— The Hill (@thehill) October 8, 2020
So why wasn’t this wedding shut down? Spineless state and local officials. Yet if a Mom & Pop restaurant had one more customer than the limit, it would be cited and/or shut down. Rules for thee but not for me.
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