Conservative author Candace Owens joked that COVID-19 is a “smart virus” that leaves “sophisticated” people alone, as she flamed San Francisco Mayor London Breed for flouting her own mask mandate.
Visual images caught the mayor Wednesday at the Black Cat jazz club in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, partying with Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza and Raphael Saadiq. The majority of those at nightclub did not have masks on as the city requires.
“In case you forgot, COVID-19 is a very, very smart virus. It knows whether or not you’re sitting, whether or not you’re standing, whether or not a good song comes on and you’re just feeling the spirit,” Owens told Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“COVID-19 goes, ‘Okay, I’m going to leave her alone. And most importantly … COVID-19 knows if you’re sophisticated — as Barack Obama’s birthday party taught us. This virus knows that if you want to go to say the Met Gala, if you want to go to the Emmys, it’s okay because you’re a sophisticated person,” Owens quipped, noting that average people “are not so sophisticated” and “have to adhere to stricter mask policies” because they aren’t sufficiently sophisticated to look out for their own safety.
“Unfortunately, the only thing we can do is go to the polls an… (Read more)