Maybe she secretly got vaxed and thinks that’s it? Maybe Palin thinks that New York is just so big that she could go out for a bite and no one would notice (very close to the truth) and there’s so much virus anyway, it wouldn’t matter if she was out, or maybe Palin just believes that COVID is a joke and doesn’t think that the disease needs to be respected by important people like her. It doesn’t matter if she gives the virus to her server, who then gives it to her grandmother.

According to Mediaite:

As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite, the former Alaska governor, who is unvaccinated, dined at the establishment in a heated outdoor area on Wednesday. She dined at the same eatery on Saturday, but indoors, in violation of New York City’s dining vaccine mandate. The city requires restaurants to verify the vaccination status of its customers for indoor dining.

A spokesperson reached out to Mediaite with a statement from Elio’s manager Luca Guaitolini, who said Palin came to the restaurant to apologize.

“Tonight Sarah Palin returned to the restaurant to apologize for the fracas around her previous visit,” it read. “In accordance with the vaccine mandate and to protect our staff, we seated her outdoors. We are a restaurant open to the public, and we treat all civilians the same.”

Well, that was nice of her to apologize, although maybe she didn’t need to come in person to do it, ideally, we would hope that she would wear a mask this time. It is true that New York law does allow people to eat outside, but when you know you’re carrying the virus…

Awful.

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