House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a San Francisco salon she has visited many times owes her an apology for creating a "setup" that resulted in video footage of her most recent appointment drawing controversy online.
Fox News first reported on Pelosi's indoor appointment on Tuesday after the salon owner approached the network with security footage that showed Pelosi walking through the salon without a mask covering her nose or mouth.
San Francisco's coronavirus guidelines did not permit hair stylists to work with customers at the time of Pelosi's Monday appointment. The owner of the salon described Pelosi's appointment request to Fox News as a "slap in the face."
Pelosi's office referred Newsweek to comments the speaker made about the incident during a news conference with San Francisco Unified School District leaders on Wednesday.
"I take responsibility for trusting the word of a neighborhood salon that I've been to over the years many times," Pelosi said. "As it turns out, it was a setup. So I take responsibility for falling for that setup."
When a reporter asked Pelosi if she believed she owed the service industry an apology, Pelosi responded, "I don't."
"I think that this salon owes me an apology for setting me up," Pelosi said.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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