The View host slams Sean Hannity wildfire comment: ‘Go ahead’ and not wear a mask
Julia Johnson
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The View’s Sara Haines took a shot at Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday over comments he made regarding the wildfire smoke blanketing the East Coast.
The hosts watched a clip from Hannity’s Fox News show before laughing at his resistance to calls for a return to masking.
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“When it was early on in COVID, you not wearing a mask affected me,” Haines said.
“You don’t want to wear a mask outside? You want to inhale this stuff? Go ahead and do it,” she said, noting that it wouldn’t affect her.
“I encourage everyone to embrace their liberty and just do you,” she added.
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“The schools sent out notices they weren’t sending them out for recess,” Haines said. “They were keeping them inside. They said the elderly and the very young were at risk. People with, you know, all of the things.”
“You don’t believe any of that?” she asked. “You think someone is on the side stage left pumping some orange? You think they can do that? Then you know what? Go ahead. You do you. I’m fine with whatever you choose.”
Wildfires raging in Canada have sent smoke traveling down the East Coast in the United States, resulting in a plethora of canceled events and safety warnings.
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The migrating smoke left New York City covered in a layer of thick, orange smog on Wednesday afternoon.
As of Thursday, Washington, D.C., was under a Code Purple air quality alert, meaning there are “very unhealthy air conditions for the entire public, not just those with respiratory illnesses.”