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Outrage forces Stacey Abrams to swiftly delete viral pic showing her unmasked with masked kids

The picture was snapped at Glennwood School in Atlanta and shared by the Democrat's social media accounts

Stacey Abrams sparked an uproar on social media after posting and later deleting a photograph that showed her sitting unmasked while surrounded by dozens of masked school children.

The picture was snapped at Glennwood School in Atlanta and shared by the Democrat's social media accounts on Friday, February 4. It came after the gubernatorial candidate previously slammed the incumbent Gov Brian Kemp, saying he had shown "absolutely no competency" amid the Covid-19 pandemic after moving to block local mask mandates. Once a widely tipped contender for the Democrat Party's vice-presidential nomination, Abrams rebuked Kemp for "thwarting" attempts to make masks compulsory and accused him of fiddling "while Rome burns".

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“Spending time with Glennwood’s amazing students, faculty and staff ranks as spectacular, delightful and outstanding,” Abrams wrote on Twitter, alongside the aforementioned photo that saw her seated on the floor grinning while masked students surrounded her. The photo was shared by Dr Holly Brookins, the principal of the school, as well as the Glennwood PTA. “Extraordinary way to kick off the 3rd annual African-American Read-in at Glennwood and Black History Month,” the principal wrote.

The image was taken down, but it was rather too late. Eagle-eyed observers were quick to retain copies of the photo and social media was flooded with criticisms of the gubernatorial hopeful.

Townhall columnist Larry O'Connor tweeted, "Are these little children forced to wear masks to protect @staceyabrams? What kind of cruel monster makes little children cover their faces so they can have a photo op without fear of viral infection? If you're so afraid that you make kids wear masks around you, stay home!"

"Stacey Abrams wants state government mask mandates for Georgians and their children. But it looks like they wouldn’t apply when she’s attending a photo op," Georgia Gov Brian Kemp added. "Confirmation, if any were needed, that Stacey Abrams is a member of the Democratic elite in good standing—mask hypocrisy is practically a status symbol now," National Review editor Rich Lowry wrote.

"The number of left-wing politicians who post photos posing without masks while all the kids around them are wearing masks is stunning. Here is Stacey Abrams doing it. This is child abuse," commentator Clay Travis chimed in. "This recent image of political activist @staceyabrams of Georgia (who is at VERY high risk for COVID death) sitting unmasked, with a huge wide grin, in front of forcibly masked kids whose smiles we/they will never see, exemplifies the hypocrisy of politicians. #UnmaskOurKids," one Twitter user wrote.

"How to lose an election in 3, 2, 1 - @staceyabrams is the only person in this picture with enough #comorbidities to need a mask. Hey Stacey, your abject elitist #hypocrisy is showing. Stop with the theatre - it’s basically #parody at this point," another offered. "This is so infuriating. If you’re pushing masking for children but won’t put one on yourself, what kind of human does that make you? Lady, put down the cheeseburger and put the mask on since you insist on dictating health policies that you clearly don’t follow," someone else added.