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Denver Mayor Warns to Avoid Travel Then Boards Flight to be with Family for Thanksgiving
Charlie Kirk Staff
11/25/2020
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has been warning people for awhile about not traveling for Thanksgiving and only spending the holiday with those in your own household, but that did not stop him from boarding a flight on Wednesday morning to Houston to visit his daughter.
A spokeswoman for the mayor said that he was traveling to Mississippi to see his daughter and that his wife was already there.
Another case of Rules for thee, but not for me.
About 30 minutes before the flight, Hancock’s account tweeted out to “avoid travel, if you can” in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Pass the potatoes, not COVID.
🏘️Stay home as much as you can, especially if you're sick.
💻Host virtual gatherings instead of in-person dinners.
❌Avoid travel, if you can.
🍲Order your holiday meal from a local eatery.
🎁Shop online with a small business for #BlackFriday. pic.twitter.com/acQpWs2Ism— Michael B. Hancock (@MayorHancock) November 25, 2020
According to an email obtained by 9NEWS, Hancock’s assistant said the mayor would be out of office from Wednesday to Friday.
In an email to city staff on Nov. 18, Hancock wrote, “as the holidays approach, we all long to be with our families with person, but with the continued rise in cases, I’m urging you to refrain from travel this Thanksgiving holiday. For my family that means cancelling our traditional gathering of our extended family.”
In the email, Hancock also said anyone who travels out of state should quarantine for 14 days and that employees who can’t work from home will need to use their paid time off for the leave.
Denver City Council President Stacie Gilmore issued a statement Wednesday encouraging residents to stay home for the holidays.
“Mayor Michael Hancock made the personal decision to travel for Thanksgiving,” Gilmore’s statement reads. “I expect the mayor will follow and comply with the directives he issued to all City of Denver employees and quarantine for 14 days upon his return.”
We are long past the point where citizens abide by unjust rules and laws that their own government officials willfully ignore.
