As celebrities and politicians walked the red carpet at the annual Met Gala on Monday, social media brewed with distain as the elites had hit the red carpet without wearing masks.
A-listers joined the likes of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the bash - which was cancelled last year due to the Covid pandemic.
But while the Met had insisted that attendees were all vaccinated, many on Twitter were quick to slam the hypocrisy of Cortez for not keeping her mask on at the crowded event while continuing to push for mask mandates.
Conservative podcaster and writer Bethany Mandel tweeted, 'In the back you see all the "help" in masks while they strut around smiling with this on their butts,' referencing Crotez's 'Tax the Rich' dress.
'Kids in nyc should show up to school without a mask today and say “Oh I’m sorry I thought this was the Met Gala.'"
Celebs had to wear masks indoors - but the red carpet for the event was outside.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines with her 'Tax the Rich' dress at the gala
Journalist Glenn Greenwald sarcastically tweeted, 'Lots of people commenting snidely on the lack of masks and social distancing in this opulent indoor event in the middle of a pandemic but -- as was true of Obama's indoor bash -- COVID wasn't invited'
'These are the sophisticated people who aren't in danger.'
President Obama's 60th birthday party last month was widely criticized for not enforcing masks, despite having hundreds of attendees.
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