Nancy Pelosi had her hair done inside of a San Francisco salon on Monday, despite local beauty parlors being prohibited from providing indoor service due to the pandemic.

A security camera revealed footage of Pelosi walking through a salon sans mask with wet hair, while a male stylist trailed after her.

Beauty salons in San Francisco have been barred from doing business since March. On September 1, they were allowed to reopen for outdoor service only, but Pelosi was seen inside of eSalon, which is still closed down.

Salon owner Erica Kious said Pelosi’s visit “was a slap in the face” to struggling local businesses. “There were rules and regulations to go by to safely reopen, which I did, but I was still not allowed to open my business.” 

The salon remains closed due to their specialty in hair color, which cannot be performed outside because using chemicals in open air is against local ordinances. Kious said that though eSalon is shut down, she rents chairs to independent stylists and has no control over their actions in the space.

Pelosi’s spokesman insisted that the Speaker’s visit was in accordance with local rules. “The Speaker always wears a mask and complies with local COVID requirements. This business offered for the Speaker to come in on Monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business.”

Kious disagrees, noting that Pelosi’s hair was washed and blown out, which is prohibited. Not only did Pelosi’s maskless visit defy the outdoor order, Kious said, “you’re not supposed to blow dry hair.”

She’s disgusted by the double standard, noting that her salon will likely permanently close in the next 30 to 60 days as she has lost 60% of her clientele.  “We’re supposed to look up to this woman, right?” Kious said. “It is just disturbing.”

Critics were quick to slam Pelosi’s blatant disregard for the rules, #PelosiMustGo is trending on Twitter. 

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