Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

• May 2020: The Governor's husband reportedly requested that his boat be put in the water, when traveling to vacation spots was prohibited. ¹⁾
• The Governor sat at a table in a bar with a large group of people, when restrictions did not allow more than 6 people and required 6 ft of distancing when gathered.²⁾
• While urging residents not to travel, Whitmer used a private jet to travel to Florida.³⁾

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

• Johnson encouraged wine time Fridays for staff to socialize when lockdown rules state indoor socialized is banned unless reasonably necessary for work.⁴⁾
• Johnson attended a garden party during lockdown in 2020 when garden parties were not allowed.⁵⁾

California Governor Gavin Newsom

• November 2020: Newsom attending a 12 person birthday party at the French Laundry restaurant after urging Californians to only interact with members of their own household.⁶⁾
• January 2022: Newsom takes off his mask to pose for a photo at a football game, when all attendees are required to wear a mask (except while eating or drinking).⁷⁾

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock

• Visited his family in Mississippi after advising Coloradans to hold “virtual gatherings”.⁸⁾

Dr. Catherine Calderwood, Scotland's Chief Medical Officer

• Admitted visiting her her seaside holiday cottage, after having fronted the campaign urging Scots to stay home.⁹⁾

Professor Neil Ferguson, a leading epidemiologist

• Advised the British government to introduce a lockdown, but had allowed a woman to visit him at home, in breach of the quarantine rules.¹⁰⁾

Dominic Cummings, Chief Adviser to Boris Johnson

• Against quarantine restrictions, he drove 260 miles to visit his family.¹¹⁾

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy

• Rebutting the CDC COVID guidelines to avoid non-essential travel to Costa Rica, Murphy takes a vacation there.¹²⁾

CNN’s Don Lemon

• After berating people for not wearing a mask and criticizing Florida's Covid response, Lemon vacations there without a mask.¹³⁾

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

• Rep. AOC avoids lockdown rules in NY by vacationing maskless in Florida.¹⁴⁾

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

• Flaunting COVID rules, Pelosi does not wear a face mask when going to an indoor hair salon.¹⁵⁾