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Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless school photo, takes swipe at GOP

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 2 developments

"Protocols matter, and protecting our kids is the most important thing," Abrams said.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Stacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren

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    Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless school photo, takes swipe at GOP

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  1. Fox News

    Stacey Abrams receives backlash for posing maskless with room full of young masked children (opens Fox News)

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    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is facing backlash over the weekend after she visited an elementary school last week and posed maskless with a room full of young children who were all masked.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Stacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Sarah Fortinsky A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from political opponents who chastised the Georgia Democrat for what they describe as hypocritical behavior after she championed more stringent maskin…

  3. NewsBusters

    Network Super Fans of Stacey Abrams Ignore Her Maskless Hypocrisy (opens NewsBusters)

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    Another week, another liberal politician excused for maskless hypocrisy. Past and future Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams appeared in a smiling photo on Friday as she posed in front of dozens of masked third graders.

  4. PJ Media

    Stacey Abrams' Campaign: Racism Behind Criticism of Her Maskless Photo (opens PJ Media)

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    Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign responded to the backlash caused by the viral photo of her surrounded by masked children at Glennwood Elementary School in Decatur, Ga., while Abrams was co...

  5. CBS News

    Stacey Abrams criticized after posing maskless surrounded by masked children (opens CBS News)

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    The Georgia gubernatorial candidate called the criticism "silly" and a "false political attack."

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Stacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sarah Fortinsky A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift backlash from

  7. The Daily Caller

    Stacey Abrams Poses Maskless In Room Full Of Masked Children (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Stacy Abrams is facing criticism after her tweet went viral showing her maskless amongst masked children on Friday.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Stacey Abrams Campaign Scrambles To Do Damage Control Following Maskless Image With Children (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Stacey Abrams is doing major damage control after she shared a photo of herself maskless in a room full of schoolchildren all wearing masks.

  9. Breitbart News

    Stacey Abrams Required Children to Cover Their Faces So She Could Go Maskless (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who recently appeared maskless among dozens of masked-up children during a visit to a Georgia elementary school, did so "on the condition that everyone around her" wore a face covering, including children, her campaign said.

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  11. Washington Times

    Stacey Abrams ripped for maskless photo with masked Georgia schoolchildren (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The City Schools of Decatur remain under a mandatory mask mandate, but that didn’t stop Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

  12. Townhall

    CNN Contributor Comes Up with an Eye-Roll of an Excuse for Stacey Abrams' Mask Hypocrisy (opens Townhall)

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    CNN contributor Bakari Sellers tried to play damage control for Stacey Abrams' gubernatorial campaign after she posed for a photo maskless while the school children around her still wore masks

  13. Breitbart News

    ABC's Hostin: Maskless Stacey Abrams with School Kids Was 'Really Hypocritical' (opens Breitbart News)

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    ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Thursday on ABC's "The View" that it was "really hypocritical" for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to pose maskless with masked school kids last week. | Clips

  14. NBC News

    Stacey Abrams wades into school mask debate after maskless photo with children (opens NBC News)

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    The photo touched a nerve, Republicans say, because it shows the out-of-touch piety that they say leads liberals to set rules they don't always follow.

  15. Fox News

    More Stacey Abrams photos surface, showing her maskless around masked kids (opens Fox News)

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    More photos of Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams not wearing a mask in the presence of masked children have surfaced, potentially casting doubt on a spokesperson's claim that the candidate only rarely removed the mask while visiting the school in question.

  16. Newsweek

    Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless school photo, takes swipe at GOP (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Protocols matter, and protecting our kids is the most important thing," Abrams said.

  17. Hot Air

    Stacey Abrams apologizes -- for the wrong thing (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Like Charles Cooke, I don’t understand why she’d apologize for going maskless around masked kids when she assured us a few days ago that she’d done nothing wrong — and that it...

  18. Townhall

    Stacey Abrams Still Attempting to Do Damage Control After Caught Maskless at Elementary School (opens Townhall)

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    Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Tuesday again tried to defend her maskless appearance at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, where students were all still forced to wear face

  19. Washington Post

    Stacey Abrams apologizes for posing maskless with elementary students: ‘That was a mistake’ (opens Washington Post)

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    During a Tuesday appearance on CNN, Stacey Abrams said that going maskless in a photo with elementary students was a "mistake."

  20. KESQ Palm Springs

    Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless photos with schoolchildren (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams apologized Tuesday for not wearing a mask when she posed for photos with masked schoolchildren last week, after she received intense backlash from political opponents.

  21. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless photos with schoolchildren | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams apologized Tuesday for not wearing a mask when she posed for photos

  22. Insider

    Stacey Abrams apologizes for maskless photo with kids after slamming Republicans for calling her out (opens Insider)

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    Abrams was pictured sitting with masked children while not wearing a mask herself at a school in Decatur, Georgia.

  23. Townhall

    Stacey Abrams' Mask Scandal Just Got Worse (opens Townhall)

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    Over the weekend Georgia gubernatorial candidate and far left activist Stacey Abrams forced a number of small children to wear masks during a visit to a local elementary school. The number

  24. PJ Media

    After Playing Race Card, Stacey Abrams Apologizes for Maskless Photo (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    After facing extraordinary criticism for being photographed repeatedly without a face mask while surrounded by students and school staff wearing masks, Stacey Abrams is finally enjoying a hefty servin...

  25. Washington Examiner

    Stacey Abrams is not sorry as long as she still supports anti-science mask mandates in schools (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Stacey Abrams went on CNN to apologize for her maskless picture in a school with children, all of whom were forced to wear masks. But, by her own admission, she is only sorry for the perception the photo generates.

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