The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Controversial US politician: Unvaccinated Sarah Palin eats in the restaurant – shortly after a positive corona test

2022-01-28T09:17:05.607Z


On Monday it was announced that US Republican Sarah Palin had tested positive for Corona – two days later she was having dinner with an Italian in New York. The criticism is great.


Enlarge image

Sarah Palin (2017 in Alabama): Corona vaccination?

"Over my corpse"

PHOTO: TAMI CHAPPELL / REUTERS

She must like the restaurant.

The US politician Sarah Palin went to eat at the Italian Elio's in the New York borough of Manhattan on Saturday, she was seen inside the restaurant, as several US media reports.

She was there again on Wednesday, this time taking a seat in a covered, heated outdoor area - and the timing is currently making headlines.

On Monday it was announced that Palin had tested positive for the corona virus.

According to media reports, it is unclear when exactly she took the test.

What is certain, however, is that the politician is not vaccinated.

When asked a few weeks ago if she would reconsider that in the near future, she said: "Only over my dead body."

With her visit to the restaurant on Wednesday, Palin violated the corona rules of the city of New York.

They stipulate that people who receive a positive corona test then isolate themselves for five days.

The fact that the unvaccinated Palin sat inside the restaurant at the weekend also triggers harsh criticism – because only fully vaccinated people are allowed to do that in the big city.

Meghan McCain, the daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain, has criticized Palin's behavior as "reckless, stupid and arrogant".

McCain told the Daily Mail that she was ashamed that she once knew Palin.

John McCain started the 2008 presidential campaign alongside Sarah Palin.

“We treat all civilians equally”

The owner of the restaurant told the Washington Post on Thursday (local time) that Palin had eaten outside Elio's against her express wish. A manager at the restaurant, Luca Guaitolini, told CNN that Palin came to the restaurant on Wednesday to apologize for the excitement surrounding her weekend visit. She was then offered an outdoor table to protect the staff and to comply with the rules. "We are a public restaurant and treat all civilians equally."

The Republican was a former governor of Alaska and a 2008 candidate for vice president.

The 57-year-old is in New York because of a civil lawsuit against the New York Times.

Palin accuses the newspaper of defamation.

After her positive corona test became known, the court date was postponed to next month.

aar/dpa

Source: spiegel

All news articles on 2022-01-28

You may like

News/Politics 2024-01-30T09:29:32.915Z
News/Politics 2024-02-02T05:22:23.617Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z
News/Politics 2024-03-28T05:25:00.011Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.